Unrivaled Medicine God 101 to 120

 Ye Yuan ascended the following steps like taking a leisurely stroll in a courtyard.

Having reached the Heart Like Still Water Realm, this Nine Heavens Road’s illusionary realm practically only existed nominally to him.

He ascended one step after another, strong and firm, and crossed the entire second stage in an instant.

Su Yubai’s face turned completely black looking at this scene.

He had already sentenced Ye Yuan to death twice and did not expect Ye Yuan to revive again.

Not only did he revive, but he was also living even stronger!

Now, he could not leave nor could he stay. He stood there very awkwardly.

He was not resigned to leaving either. If he did not witness Ye Yuan being annihilated by the Nine Heavens Road with his own eyes, he would not feel at ease when eating and sleeping even if he returned.

But he had already walked out of the pavilion. How could he not leave now? Could it be that he had to turn back, sit down, and be critical about it?

He could not afford to lose his face!

Su Yubai’s face alternated color several times. Finally, he swept his sleeves and left.

The other elders actually really wanted to see if Ye Yuan could succeed in his challenge. This was a historic moment!

However, they saw that Su Yubai had left, so they naturally did not find it appropriate to sit back down. They could only follow along.

On the other side, Zuo Bugui watched Ye Yuan’s steady footsteps and involuntarily swallowed his saliva.

To actually break through in such a manner on the Nine Heavens Road, he truly no longer knew how to describe Ye Yuan.

But at this moment, Long Tang suddenly turned around and was about to leave. Zuo Bugui was stupefied and hurriedly asked, "You aren’t watching anymore, Old Long?"

Long Tang did not slow his footsteps and merely waved his hands with his back facing Zuo Bugui. "The overall situation has been set. There’s nothing to see anymore. I’ll go make my preparations. The next one will be me!"

Finishing, Long Tang left straightaway.

"The overall situation has been set?" Zuo Bugui repeated this and then muttered, "He’s so sure that Ye Yuan can clear it? Even if he already broke through to the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, it’s still only the Essence Qi Realm. The last 333 steps are the most challenging segment of the road. Can an Essence Qi Realm cross it?"

Naturally, nobody answered him. The only response he got was Long Tang’s solid footsteps.

. . . . . .

Stepping onto the 667th step, the illusion in front of Ye Yuan immediately vanished and changed back to the Nine Heavens Road’s initial appearance, a set of steps connecting to the heavens!

Yet this time around, a green-robed elder appeared in front of Ye Yuan. He had a benevolent look, with the airs of an expert.

"Young man, to have made it here shows that you’re a person with unmatched talent. However, this third stage is the most challenging round in the entire Nine Heavens Road. Are you ready for it?"

The old man actually opened his mouth to talk when he saw Ye Yuan. He actually had his own consciousness!

But Ye Yuan already saw that he was an apparition at first glance. Hence, he was not overly alarmed.

"To actually leave a trace of divine sense behind on the Nine Heavens Road, could it be that this Nine Heavens Road was created by Senior?" Ye Yuan did not answer the old man’s question but asked another question instead.

The old man could not help being surprised by Ye Yuan asking that. "You can actually see through my apparition? Such a wonder, a wonder! Looking at your bone age, you are 15 or 16 years old, yet you have such knowledge! However, this Nine Revolutions Turbid Heaven Array was not created by this old man. Rather, it was created by my Tranquil Cloud Sect’s founding ancestor, You Wuya! This old man was about to reach the end of my lifespan, that’s why I willingly split a wisp of my divine sense into the Nine Heavens Road to host the third round!"

The green-robed old man twirled his beard with a smile as he revealed an admiring look. Clearly, he idolized that person, You Wuya, greatly.

Ye Yuan came to a sudden realization. Only now did he finally know the Nine Heavens Road’s origins. It was actually established by the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s founding father, You Wuya!

From this, one could see that You Wuya was definitely a dazzlingly talented individual.

Others might not understand, but Ye Yuan could tell that this Nine Revolutions Turbid Heaven Array employed the law of nine and faintly incorporated the Heavenly Dao. It was not something that the average person could construct!

Furthermore, Ye Yuan could see that this Nine Revolution Turbid Heaven Array’s power was far beyond this. What was set up on this Nine Heavens Peak was merely a simplified version of the grand array.

The Dan Wu Academy was only the outer sect of the Tranquil Cloud Sect. How could the Tranquil Cloud Sect possibly lay out the complete version of the array formation here?

However, even if it was the simplified version, this Nine Revolutions Turbid Heaven Array was still an extremely remarkable array formation.

"So it turns out that it was created by Founding Ancestor You. No wonder it has such power!" Ye Yuan could not resist praising it.

" En? You actually comprehended Heart Like Still Water?"

The old man sized up Ye Yuan and was greatly surprised. Ye Yuan’s mental state was calm, akin to an old well without ripples. Clearly, it was the sign of having comprehended Heart Like Still Water.

The old man willingly guarded the stage, so he naturally understood the array considerably and was aware that this second round incorporated the Heart Like Still Water concept. But he did not expect a 15-year-old brat to comprehend it!

Ye Yuan smiled lightly, and he said, "This Junior comprehended it by luck."

Only now did the green-robed old man examine Ye Yuan closely and commented agitatedly, "Good! Good! Good! It’s truly talented people will be born to take over the previous generation! Heaven is protecting my Tranquil Cloud Sect! My Tranquil Cloud Sect will surely revive in the future with such a talent! I’ve waited for a millennium, and finally, I saw hope! Quickly tell me your name, young man!"

"This Junior is Ye Yuan. May I know Senior’s name?" Ye Yuan asked respectfully.

Ye Yuan was still very respectful in his heart towards a figure like him who sacrificed himself for the development of the sect.

One had to know that this elder already did not have much lifespan back then. Splitting out divine sense to host the array formation would result in an even greater loss of lifespan.

What reason did he have to be discourteous towards such a selfless person?

"Ye Yuan? Not bad, not bad. This old man is Lu Yan. I’m the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s 35th generation, Martial Hall, Hall Master!"

"So senior is the Martial Hall’s Hall Master. This Junior pays his respect." Ye Yuan bowed respectfully.

" Haha! Quickly get up, quickly get up. I’m already a dead person, so what’s the point of you doing this sort of empty courtesy? I’ve already hosted this array for over a hundred years. My divine sense is about to be exhausted already. To be able to encounter a peerless genius such as yourself before I perish, this old man can die peacefully!"

Through special means, divine sense could indeed be sustained for a long time. But there would come the day where it would eventually perish.

This Lu Yan’s divine sense could at most hold on for another ten years. At that time, it would completely dissipate from this world.

A former powerhouse, yet he still had to return to dust. This was Lu Yan’s desolation and also the anguish of all martial artists.

Even an unparalleled Divine King could not overcome the ravages of time.

Nevertheless, Lu Yan was a broad-minded person. He had long treated life and death lightly.

"I’ve hosted the Nine Revolutions Turbid Heaven Array for nearly two hundred years. Yet, the number of students I met were barely around ten people. Only that brat called Mo Yuntian from several years back left some impression on me. But compared to you, he was much more inferior!"

"Senior is too kind." Ye Yuan naturally would not blow his own trumpet in front of Lu Yan.

Although Lu Yan only hosted for nearly two hundred years, he was obviously extremely clear on the situation inside this Nine Heavens Road.

Those so-called geniuses did not even register on his radar.

How could one talk about being a genius if they could not even make it past three rounds?

What the Tranquil Cloud Sect required were not this kind of genius. What was needed were geniuses who could revive the Tranquil Cloud Sect, rally, and lead them!

The purpose of the Nine Heavens Road’s existence also laid here!

While Mo Yuntian made it past the Nine Heavens Road, it was merely luck.

Heart Like Still Water and this third round was where the true essence of the Nine Heavens Road laid.

Otherwise, why would there be a need to sacrifice a Martial Hall’s Hall Head’s lifespan to host the array formation?

"Can you promise me something, young man?" Lu Yan suddenly opened his mouth and asked.

"Does Senior Lu want me to aid the Tranquil Cloud Sect to eclipse the other sects?"

From the exchange of words previously, Ye Yuan naturally knew Lu Yan’s thoughts.

"Haha! This child is teachable! You indeed understood from just a bit! However, I don’t only want you to eclipse the various sects in the Southern Domain. What I wish for even more is for you to lead the Tranquil Cloud Sect back to the Northern Domain!" Lu Yan said agitatedly.

Hearing this, Ye Yuan smiled bitterly. "Isn’t Senior Lu thinking too highly of me? I’m just a junior at the Essence Qi Realm."

"Haha. You don’t have to be modest. To be able to comprehend Heart Like Still Water, your future accomplishments are limitless! I only hope that when you possess sufficient strength, you will remember the water’s source; that’s all."

Lu Yan was already a dead man, so he naturally would not demand great help from a shallow relationship. If the request were too overboard, Ye Yuan would never agree. Even if he promised, it would also be impossible for him to do it in the future.

’Remembering the water’s source,’ these four words hit the spot nicely. It pointed out that Ye Yuan’s future accomplishments were due to the Tranquil Cloud Sect, yet it did not mention any specific request.

What to do in the future would still have to rely on Ye Yuan. If Ye Yuan were an ingrate, then these words would obviously be wasted. But if Ye Yuan were someone who valued loyalty and relationships greatly, these words would have buried a seed inside Ye Yuan’s heart.

Hearing that, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior worries too much. I’m originally a disciple of the Tranquil Cloud Sect. Contributing to the sect is expected of me."

Lu Yan nodded with a smile. Clearly, he was very pleased with Ye Yuan’s reply.

He did not need Ye Yuan to promise him anything. It was good enough for Ye Yuan to remember that the Tranquil Cloud Sect was good to him.

As for whether Ye Yuan could reach that height in the future, Lu Yan had never doubted it.

Back then, You Wuya’s talent did not stand out at all. But ever since he fully comprehended Heart Like Still Water in the Spirit Condensation Realm, nobody could stop his rise anymore.

Even if Ye Yuan did not reach You Wuya’s height, at the very least, he would have adequate strength to bring the Tranquil Cloud Sect back to the Northern Domain.

The power difference between the Northern and Southern Domains was rather huge. The truly mighty sects in the Endless World were mainly all in the Northern Domain.

Back then, the Tranquil Cloud Sect was also a major sect in the Northern Domain. Afterward, because their new generation could not handle things like the older generation, they were swallowed up by the other sects and even nearly lost their foundation.

All these years, the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s upper echelon had never given up on the goal of returning to the Northern Domain. However, the Tranquil Cloud Ten Nations were poor and barren lands, and their talents were zilch. How could it be easy to want to return to the Northern Domain?

There were also a few people who made it past the Nine Heavens Road these past few years among the Tranquil Cloud Ten Nations’ Dan Wu Academy. But not a single person had comprehended Heart Like Still Water.

Lu Yan laughed and exclaimed, "Haha! To be able to hear your words, the knot in this old man’s heart these few years is finally resolved! Counting the main sect’s Nine Heavens Road, there are still ten old undying guarding the stage like this old fellow. But they don’t have my fortune! I didn’t think that I could witness you crossing the Nine Heavens Road in my living years. This old man can finally pass away with a smile."

One could see that Lu Yan was indeed extremely satisfied, and he no longer cared about life and death.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior doesn’t have to be pessimistic. Heaven does not seal off all roads. Perhaps you still have the chance to witness the day the Tranquil Cloud Sect returns to the Northern Domain!"

Lu Yan smiled, and he waved his hands. "Don’t comfort old me, little brat. Life and death are up to fate. This old man has already seen past it."

Lu Yan thought that Ye Yuan was consoling him. But with Ye Yuan’s methods, it was not impossible to bring Lu Yan back from the dead as long as he had adequate strength.

Ye Yuan did not explain anything either. It would be up to Lu Yan’s fate whether or not he could hang on until that day.

If he had sufficient strength in the future and Lu Yan’s divine sense had not dissipated yet, he would come and help Lu Yan.

"Alright. Enough of this nonsense. Even though you comprehended Heart Like Still Water, you still have to pass this third round. The third round’s raison d’être is my Tranquil Cloud Sect’s supreme skill, the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art. The might of this set of sword technique is unrivaled. How much you can comprehend is up to you. I will control the power of the array. If you can’t hold on, I will withdraw the array and directly let you pass through the third round!" Lu Yan said.

The Nine Heavens Road had stood for a thousand years before a genius who could comprehend the Heart Like Still Water Realm came. Lu Yan did not wish for Ye Yuan to be killed by the array. That would be playing too big and risky.

After all, Ye Yuan was only at the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm. His chances of making it through the third stage were honestly not that great.

"Many thanks for Senior’s concern. But please don’t control the power of the array formation. If I don’t even dare to take on the Nine Heavens Road, then what qualifications does this Junior have to help the sect return to the Northern Domain?" Ye Yuan rejected Lu Yan’s good intentions instead.

Ye Yuan also did not expect that he would actually receive this sort of preferential treatment. But after thinking about it, he still rejected it.

He comprehended Heart Like Still Water in the second round, so he became curious about the third stage.

Even Heart Like Still Water was only placed in the second round. If one passed the third round, what benefits could they receive?

At this point, he would no longer look down on the Tranquil Cloud Sect.

You Wuya was an absolute genius, but why had he never heard of his name before in the Divine Realm?

But to be able to comprehend Heart Like Still Water in the Lower Realms, the sword art he left behind was definitely worth a look.

Lu Yan naturally did not know what Ye Yuan was thinking and thought that it was because of his pride and arrogance. He could not resist to persuade Ye Yuan. "Ye Yuan, the power of this Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art is extraordinary. Even for the sake of testing genius students, there were still many Spirit Condensation Realm students who fell to this sword art. Although you comprehended the Heart Like Still Water Realm, your power is shallow after all. It’s better to think first before you act!"

Hearing this, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Didn’t senior tell me to comprehend the sword art just now? If you control the might of the sword art, then how can my insights be deep? If I learn a half-ass Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art later, then wouldn’t it be a joke?"

"This . . ." Lu Yan had no words to retort with.

Ye Yuan continued saying, "Senior, this Junior is aware that you are doing this for my own good. But which true powerhouse grew up inside a greenhouse? Wanting to become an expert of my generation in a completely stable and safe way is undoubtedly a fool’s talk. I believe that Senior You Wuya also went through nearly certain death back then before he could have such achievements, right?"

Lu Yan involuntarily let out a long sigh after hearing that, and then he said, "Looks like this old man was mistaken. I actually couldn’t see things as clearly as a teenage brat like you. Forget it, forget it. Regardless of time or fate, try your best!"

Ye Yuan bowed towards Lu Yan and said, "Many thanks to Senior for allowing it!"

Finishing, Lu Yan’s figure vanished, and the array immediately seethed with killing intent.

Ye Yuan could feel that this was a true blue killing array! One would lose their life on the spot if they let their guard down.

At the same time, the back segment of the Nine Heavens Road became enshrouded in clouds. Ye Yuan’s figure also disappeared from everyone’s sight.

Everybody could feel the waves of killing intent coming from the Nine Heavens Road. Even those Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists also felt their scalp tingle involuntarily.

Even the outside world could sense such vivid killing intent, let alone Ye Yuan who was residing within the array!

Everyone’s hearts tightened, and their initial confidence in Ye Yuan turned into anxiousness right now.

They knew that Ye Yuan was about to face the most terrifying stage.

Could he really make it through?"What’s going on? The power of this array is not right!"

Huyan Yong felt a chill run down his back when he sensed the surging killing intent from the Nine Heavens Road.

Feng Ruoqing knitted her brows and said, "Why would the third stage have such incredible power?"

"That’s right! I was also present back then when Mo Yuntian challenged the Nine Heavens Road. There wasn’t such a piercingly cold sword intent from the third stage!"

"Could it be because Ye Yuan comprehended Heart Like Still Water?"

Huyan Yong sucked in a deep breath and said, "The Nine Heavens Road’s array will become stronger when it encounters someone stronger. Could it be that the Nine Heavens Road’s judgment of Ye Yuan had already surpassed Mo Yuntian? But he’s only at the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm!"

"Even though he’s only at the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, Mo Yuntian had not comprehended Heart Like Still Water. It was said that he crossed the second stage with a ragged appearance, far from how effortlessly Ye Yuan did it."

"There’s only this explanation. Hopefully, nothing happens to Ye Yuan."

No matter how they guessed, they would never have guessed that the array possessed such incredible might because Ye Yuan himself requested for it.

To make the guardian of the stage invoke the array at full power, Ye Yuan was probably unprecedented and unrepeatable.

At the foot of the mountain, many students were forced back by the raging sword intent. The initially packed plaza was currently split into multiple segments.

The front rows were mainly Spirit Condensation Realm students. They were still able to withstand the encroachment of the sword intent.

Behind them was a vast stretch of empty space, and behind the empty space were those Earth Rank students. Those even further out at the periphery were students with inadequate strength.

Ye Yuan who was residing at the heart of the storm, on the other hand, did not show the slightest signs of discomfort towards the violent sword intent. He stood with his hands behind his back while the fierce wind worked up by the sword intent tore his clothes. But Ye Yuan himself remained completely unmoved like a pine tree.

But at this moment, Ye Yuan’s disposition was drastically different from usual. It was as if his entire being had transformed into a sharp sword, and he was resonating with those raging sword intents.

" Mm? You actually have your own sword intent as well!" Seeing the situation, Lu Yan was completely taken aback, as his voice transmitted from the void.

"This Junior was lucky to have comprehended some sword intent. Compared to Senior You Wuya’s sword intent, it’s still far from it. It’s just able to forcefully protect myself."

Ye Yuan was just being modest. How could his Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword Intent possibly be inferior to You Wuya’s?

Except, Ye Yuan’s current cultivation realm was not high, and he himself also had the intention of restraining his sword intent to protect his body. That was why he did not unleash it around.

But in terms of the sword intent’s level, You Wuya was just a Lower Realm expert back then. How could he possibly be mentioned in the same breath with Ye Yuan?

One had to know that when Ye Yuan created the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword, even the Extreme Sword Divine King could not stop praising it!

"Alright. Since that’s the case, you have to be careful! I’m going to attack now!" Lu Yan’s voice transmitted over.

Ye Yuan replied indifferently, "Feel free to attack, Senior!"

Then Ye Yuan trod across the steps while braving the sword shadows filling the skies.

One step, second step, third step . . .

Ye Yuan walked all the way for 30 steps, yet the azure sword shadows which filled the skies did not descend from start to the end. It just kept accumulating more and more.

It was evident that Lu Yan had already pushed the quantity of these azure sword shadows to the limits, all for the final 33 steps where the attack would begin to land.

Under so many sword shadows’ descend, even steel would also be shredded to rotten mud.

These sword shadows were formed by sword intent. Under the influence of Lu Yan, the killing power would be extremely bloodcurdling.

The students who challenged the stage in the past, including Mo Yuntian, all faced almost certain death under these sword shadows.

But the sword shadows that Ye Yuan was facing currently were several times, even dozens of times greater than what the others had experienced! Even if a Spirit Condensation Realm came to the third stage, it would be tough to say whether or not they would be able to retreat fully!

But Ye Yuan was presently behaving like nothing was wrong, and he strode out to the first of the 33 steps without hesitation!

As expected, the sky full of sword shadows stabbed towards Ye Yuan like raindrops and looked like it was about to pierce Ye Yuan full of holes like a beehive.

Right at that moment, Ye Yuan wielded his fingers like a sword and pointed to those sword shadows. A streak of faintly discernable sword qi shot towards those sword shadows.

The imperceptible sword qi was engulfed instantly!

Ye Yuan did not seem to give up resisting. His sword fingers drew a half-arc in midair and finally pointed to his right.

At the next moment, an unimaginable scene occurred!

The sword rain which obscured the skies actually collectively flew out to the right of Ye Yuan in front of that arc Ye Yuan drew before him and vanished entirely into the void!

"What? Yo– How did you do that?" From the void came Lu Yan’s alarmed voice.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior, this Junior has some understanding in the application of sword intent. These sword intents might appear to be extremely powerful, but in reality, they are just rootless grass. scattered and not condensed. I used sword intent to tow them, so they would naturally deviate off course. This is an artful way of using a weaker force to deal with a greater force."

"Sss . . . Have some . . . understanding?" Lu Yan muttered to himself.

This sort of thing was easy to say, but to actually do it was extremely difficult!

Forget about ’some knowledge’ towards sword intent, it would be incredibly arduous for even those who ’understood sword intent very well’ to do this!

Lu Yan spent his entire life immersed in the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art, and he had remarkably profound understanding towards sword intent. But if he were the one just now, he might perhaps be able to do it, but he definitely could not do it like how Ye Yuan lifted a heavy object as if it was light!

Only now did Lu Yan knew just how exaggerated Ye Yuan’s ’some understanding’ was.

But this way, Lu Yan could finally put his heart completely at ease. He could also totally unleash the array formations at the back now. The greater Ye Yuan’s strength was, the higher the hopes of the Tranquil Cloud Sect returning to the Northern Domain!

The second of the 33 steps, the quantity of the sword intent decreased to a thousand.

This time around, Ye Yuan used two fingers before he could draw the sword intent away.

The third of the 33 steps, the quantity of the sword intent decreased by another ten times. There were only a hundred!

This time around, Ye Yuan unleashed five fingers!

. . . . . .

The number of sword intents of the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art became increasingly lesser, while the number of fingers Ye Yuan used progressively increased.

It was very clear that while the number of sword intents lessened, the power was multiple times greater than before!

"The Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art truly lives up to its reputation. To have such incredible power! The attack of my Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword is lacking, but it has no flaws to be exploited when using it for defense. Even so, this one hundred sword intents could actually force me to use five fingers. Truly impressive!" Ye Yuan was also full of praise in his heart.

In a blink of an eye, Ye Yuan had already arrived at the final step of the 33 steps.

This time, only one beam of sword intent condensed in front of Ye Yuan!

But when Ye Yuan laid eyes on this sword intent, this face changed to a never before seen solemnness!

This streak of sword intent was where the true meaning of the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art lied!

Like before, Ye Yuan took a step forward. The sword intent did not strike immediately but gradually became corporeal.

"Be careful, Ye Yuan! This beam of sword intent is the pinnacle work of Founding Ancestor, You Wuya! It has unbelievable power. Even if you comprehended sword intent, you still have to be careful when dealing with it," Lu Yan warned.

Ye Yuan said with a solemn face, "Many thanks for Senior’s warning. Ye Yuan knows!"

Previously, those sword intents were overflowing with sword qi. But this time around, Ye Yuan could not even feel the slightest trace of sword qi leaking out!

From this, one could tell just how consolidated this streak of sword intent was!

When Ye Yuan’s foot landed on the Nine Heavens Road’s 999th step, the streak of sword intent finally mobilized!

"En? Just now, I clearly still felt that incredible sword intent. Why is there nothing now? Could it be that Ye Yuan succeeded in passing the stage?" Huyan Yong suddenly exclaimed.

"If he succeeded in passing this round, the Nine Heavens Peak will condense a rainbow road to send him down the mountain."

Feng Ruoqing’s words meant that Ye Yuan still had not passed the stage successfully.

"But . . . what’s this situation? Could Ye Yuan have . . ." Being completely unable to view the situation inside the Nine Heavens Road, Huyan Yong’s imagination started running wild.

"Stop making wild guesses. We should just wait patiently. However, the Nine Heavens Road this time is truly somewhat peculiar. I wonder what Ye Yuan encountered inside."

. . . . . .

Since the final streak of Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art started condensing, Ye Yuan already completely stop unleashing the sword intent from his body and shut his eyes.

It seemed like he had completely given up on resisting.

"What are you doing, Ye Yuan? This streak of sword intent is extraordinary! You will die like this!" Lu Yan’s voice transmitted over.

Ye Yuan ignored Lu Yan. In reality, he had already entered a selfless state and sealed his five senses up.

In Ye Yuan’s world, there was only that utterly terrifying sword intent left in front of him!

He was savoring the sword intent of the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art on purpose.

While on this road, Ye Yuan had used the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword Intent to guide the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art, and it was not a simple evasion of sword intent.

Since the original intention of this array was to allow future generations to study the sword art, then this set of sword techniques would not place emphasis on killing.

Except, this sword art was too powerful. Students were unable to comprehend it, which was why they fell here.

From countless streaks sword intents to a thousand streaks, then a hundred streaks, ten streaks, and finally one streak. The quantity decreased, but the power progressively increased!

It looked like this was the effect brought forth due to the manifestation of sword intent. But with Ye Yuan’s experience, it was naturally not so shallow.

These final 333 steps were actually the process of how You Wuya gradually deepened his understanding towards sword intent!

And this final sword was the most powerful sword intent which You Wuya left behind in the Endless World!

If this final sword came out right away, then it would have been impossibly difficult to comprehend the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art’s sword intent.

But the ingenious part was that You Wuya derived the forms on the steps from his lifetime’s comprehension. This resulted in the possibility of allowing the challenger to comprehend sword intent.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the challenger could survive under such cold piercing sword intent.

Nobody could be like Ye Yuan to have the thoughts to comprehend the sword intent leisurely.

Although the Nine Heavens Road was rather bumpy, Ye Yuan had to admit that You Wuya had expended much care and thought for future generation disciples.

"Why aren’t you using sword intent, Ye Yuan!" Seeing that streak of sword intent about to fire, Lu Yan’s anxious voice transmitted over once more.

The sword intent was already fully activated. Even he had no way of stopping that sword intent anymore.

Ye Yuan actually withdrew his own sword intent at the most critical moment, which caught him totally off-guard.

Swoosh!

When Ye Yuan’s feet landed on the 999th step, that sword intent suddenly activated.

The sword intent converged without spreading, but Lu Yan was aware of this sword’s terror.

But right at this moment, Ye Yuan’s eyes remained shut, as if he was unaware of the impending danger.

Lu Yan gritted his teeth, and he instantly appeared in front of Ye Yuan!

A faint phantom stretched his hand out to draw a circle in front of him. A streak of sword intent condensed and shot out.

However, this streak of sword intent was just like an ant encountering an elephant when compared to that streak of sword intent which blasted over. The difference was too huge.

Lu Yan was able to condense such a terrifying sword intent because he unleashed it through the array formation.

Now that this streak of sword intent was released by him himself, the power was too weak.

After all, Lu Yan was only a fragmented wisp of divine sense.

He wanted to save Ye Yuan, but the flesh was weak even though the spirit was willing.

"Many thanks, Senior Lu. Allow me." Right then, Ye Yuan’s calm voice sounded out from behind Lu Yan.

Meanwhile, an aura which Lu Yan was familiar, yet also a stranger to, rose from Ye Yuan’s body.

There was no time to think, so Lu Yan made way for Ye Yuan.

That streak of sword intent was extremely fast and arrived in front of Ye Yuan in a blink of an eye.

However, Lu Yan could clearly see that when the streak of sword intent reached several dozen meters in front of Ye Yuan, it became like it was submerged in mud. The speed became increasingly slower and progressively sluggish.

Finally, that streak of sword intent came to a stop around two feet in front of Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan reached out, and lightly tapped the tip of the sword with a finger. That streak of sword intent dissipated with a bang!

Lu Yan who was watching by the side was flabbergasted and was utterly dazed for some time.

He had never thought that this final stage could be cleared like this!

This was simply inconceivable!

He had hosted the Nine Heavens Road’s third stage for nearly 200 years and was all too clear on the might of that streak of sword intent.

This was with the array formation at full power. Even a peak Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist might not be able to withstand that streak of sword intent, yet it scattered with a gentle tap from Ye Yuan?

"Many thanks to Senior Lu for sacrificing yourself to save me just now!" Ye Yuan gave a bow to Lu Yan. Only now was his consciousness dragged back to reality.

Lu Yan stared at Ye Yuan like he was looking at a monster. He smiled bitterly as he said, "My actions just now were redundant. That final sword would not have been able to deal any harm to you."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "No matter what, Senior Lu ignored your own safety to save Ye Yuan just now. Ye Yuan will definitely engrave this in my heart."

Lu Yan coming to save Ye Yuan was indeed unnecessary, but he did not know that Ye Yuan could deal with that beam of sword intent!

If Lu Yan took on that sword just now, his soul would have disintegrated by now.

Just based on this action was worthy of Ye Yuan remembering it.

Lu Yan however just waved his hands and said emotionally, "I didn’t expect this! I really didn’t expect this! My Tranquil Cloud Sect actually birthed such a peerless genius like you! Not only did you comprehend the Heart Like Still Water Realm, you even fused together sword intents in the third stage!"

Only after his shock did Lu Yan find out why he had such a peculiar feeling just now.

The aura coming off of Ye Yuan carried his own sword intent’s aura and also had the aura of the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art!

Ye Yuan, he actually merged the two completely different sword intent into one and transformed it into his own new sword intent!

Even if You Wuya returned, such talent was beyond his!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This Junior was lucky. Does this count as me passing?"

From the moment the array formation was fully unleashed, Ye Yuan already had the thought of incorporating the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art’s sword intent into his own sword intent.

The Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword was excessively nimble, while the attack was lacking. This was its greatest flaw.

But the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art was a sword technique which emphasized on slaughter. The attack power was immensely powerful. Furthermore, this sword intent’s level was very high and not beneath that of Ye Yuan’s sword intent. It was very suited to be merged into the Falling Flower Floating Zero Sword.

Finally, he had a sudden epiphany at the last moment.

The fused sword intent was on an entirely different level from before. Hence, that streak of sword intent was just like an obedient baby in front of Ye Yuan’s aura.

The competition between sword intent was not a competition of strength, but instead, it was a competition towards the comprehension of sword intent. Otherwise, Ye Yuan would have long been pulverized into meat paste.

Lu Yan nodded his head somewhat mechanically. "Of course it counts as passing! A flawless pass!"

Of course he passed!

If even Ye Yuan’s result did not count as a pass, then nobody could clear it.

After the shock, Lu Yan was wildly ecstatic in his heart. To have such a genius figure appear, why would the Tranquil Cloud Sect worry about not being able to return to the Northern Domain?

"Ye Yuan, your talent is even greater than Founding Ancestor You Wuya! I’m afraid that your future accomplishments are probably not going to be inferior to him. My Tranquil Cloud Sect is truly fortunate to have you!" Lu Yan sighed in admiration.

"Many thanks for Senior’s praise."

Ye Yuan had never doubted his own talent before.

In his previous life, it was just that he did not place his attention on the martial path. But his talent in Martial Dao was not necessarily inferior to Ji Canglan.

"Rainbow Road! Appear!"

Lu Yan gave a low cry and fired a shot of essence energy into the array. Following that, a multi-colored road appeared on the top of the Nine Heavens Peak.

"Ye Yuan, right now, you can be considered to have inherited Founding Ancestor You Wuya’s mantle. I hope that you won’t forget today’s promise. I’m someone who’s about to die and won’t be able to see the day the Tranquil Cloud Sect returns to the Northern Domain. I hope that you will carry this Canghua Sword with you. If we can really return to the Northern Domain one day, I hope that you will bring it with you to the Northern Domain. Of course, if you don’t despise it, you can also use it for battle. It also counts as a continuation of my life!’

Lu Yan gestured with one hand, and a green-tasseled sword flew into Ye Yuan’s hand.

The instant the sword was in his hands, Ye Yuan knew how extraordinary it was. It was actually an 8 restrictions spirit artifact!

Martial artists’ weapons were divided into precious artifacts, magic artifacts, and spirit artifacts. They were targeted at Essence Qi Realm martial artists, Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists, and Crystal Formation Realm and above martial artists respectively.

Precious artifacts and magic artifacts had no restrictions. Only spirit artifacts and above would apply restrictions to increase the power.

A vast majority of Crystal Formation Realm martial artists’ weapons were merely magic artifacts. An 8 restrictions spirit artifact was considered as an excellent weapon even in the entire Tranquil Cloud Sect.

It was obvious that this sword was Lu Yan’s lifeblood spirit artifact!

If Ye Yuan’s conjecture was right, this sword had accompanied Lu Yan at the top of the Nine Heavens Peak for 200 years already. It was his spiritual support.

Even though it was for Ye Yuan to bring the sword back to the Northern Domain in name, in reality, the last sentence was the crux. He was giving the sword!

Ye Yuan was also aware of Lu Yan’s thoughts. He could see that Ye Yuan’s future accomplishments would be anything but ordinary. A tiny little Tranquil Cloud Sect might not be able to hold him.

It was easy to add flowers to embroidery but tough to send out charcoal in the snow.

Right now, he was bestowing some small favors to Ye Yuan. He only hoped that Ye Yuan would not forget the Tranquil Cloud Sect in the future.

Of course, that was one scenario. The footsteps of an expert would not stop because of things like these.

To martial artists, while the sect was important, the ultimate goal was the boundless great Dao!

When Ye Yuan matured, how could a puny little 8 restrictions spirit artifact enter Ye Yuan’s eyes?

Ye Yuan received the Canghua Sword, but his heart was filled with lament.

Although this Canghua Sword was not some divine artifact, it held extraordinary significance to Lu Yan. He doing something like this was no doubt for the sect.

Such a person was undoubtedly worthy of respect.

Right then, Ye Yuan cupped his hands towards Lu Yan and then said, "Rest assured, Senior. This Junior will definitely not let Canghua be covered in dust!"

Lu Yan stroked his beard and smiled as he said, " Haha! I naturally believe that you have the ability! Alright. Time’s up. You should leave now."

Ye Yuan saluted respectfully, "This Junior takes his leave."

. . . . . .

A multi-colored winding road poured down like a magnificent rainbow.

This was the Rainbow Road!

In the entire history of the State of Qin’s Dan Wu Academy, the Rainbow Road had only appeared a mere five times!

And this was the sixth time!

"Quick! Look! It’s the Rainbow Road! My God! Ye Yuan, he really succeeded!"

"A Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm clearing the Nine Heavens Road. This fellow is truly terrifying!"

"Oh please, he’s already at the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, alright?"

"Wasn’t he at the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm when he just started challenging it? Furthermore, he relied on his Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm strength to pass through the first stage!"

"That’s true. This fellow is simply inhuman. Now, there’s a show to watch. Elder Su’s face has been resoundingly slapped by Ye Yuan!"

"I totally forgot about Elder Su until you mentioned him. Didn’t Ye Yuan say that he will take his life within a year? Back then, we only treated it as a joke, but now . . ."

"Ye Yuan’s improvement speed is too outrageous . . . Such a monster should fight it out with those geniuses in the Tranquil Cloud Sect. I’m afraid the Dan Wu Academy . . . already can’t keep him."

"Yeah. At this rate, him surpassing Senior Apprentice Brother Long will probably take at most two to three months."

Without question, Ye Yuan successfully passing the Nine Heavens Road caused a great stir among the students and instructors.

He was the first in a thousand years!

Coming down from the Rainbow Road, Huyan Yong, Feng Ruoqing, and her niece took the lead to welcome Ye Yuan

"Hahaha! Good boy! You really widened my horizons! Some people plotted and schemed to harm you. But now, they are left dusty and dirty in appearance! Now that you cleared the Nine Heavens Road, let’s see if those people have anything else to say!"

Huyan Yong was completely unbridled when he spoke in front of so many people. Even though there was no direct mention of names, anyone could tell that he was talking about Su Yubai.

However, what he said was right. This time around, Su Yubai had lost a great deal of face.

After being preoccupied with him for a long time and the schemes by the Elders Council, he did not even manage to play a puny Ye Yuan to death. Instead, he let Ye Yuan cleared the Nine Heavens Road.

After passing through the Nine Heavens Road, Ye Yuan would possess the status and privilege equivalent to that of a Tranquil Cloud Sect’s core disciple. It was no longer possible for Su Yubai to try and openly kill Ye Yuan anymore.

"Congratulations for passing through the Nine Heavens Road, Ye Yuan." Feng Ruoqing was still so warm and elegant. She only came forth to lightly congratulate.

"Heh heh. Succeeded thanks to luck." In front of so many people, Ye Yuan did not wish to say too much and only chuckled.

Feng Zhiroui who was behind Feng Ruoqing had a complicated look as she looked at Ye Yuan.

Back then, her casual sword strike could make Ye Yuan disconcerted. She did not expect that Ye Yuan could shorten the distance by so much in such a short time.

Although she was still that little bit stronger than Ye Yuan right now, being caught up or even surpassed by Ye Yuan was something inevitable.

"Alright. Since Ye Yuan’s fine, we’ll head back and talk," said Huyan Yong.

There were too many people here. Clearly, this was not a good place to talk.

The group returned to Ye Yuan’s residence. Ye Yuan inspected Lu-er first and only relaxed after seeing that nothing was wrong with her.

"Ye Yuan, you seem to be . . . somewhat different." Girls were still sharper on these things. Feng Ruoqing was the first to notice that Ye Yuan was different.

She discovered that not only did Ye Yuan’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, but his entire being’s aura also seemed to have undergone a huge transformation.

Ye Yuan had just fused the sword intents and was still not really able to release and withdraw it freely yet. His entire being stood there like an unsheathed sharp sword. There was a huge discrepancy between this and his previously wastrel temperament.

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile and said, "Haha. I’ve incurred ridicule from Teacher Feng. I obtained some rewards from the Nine Heavens Road. It’s just that I’m still unable to control it freely right now. I didn’t expect that Teacher Feng could see through it."

Hearing this, Huyan Yong was speechless. "Other people face almost certain death when challenging the Nine Heavens Road. Being able to survive was already not bad. You actually had such a huge harvest? Seriously a freak!"

When he heard Feng Ruoqing say this, Huyan Yong naturally also noticed Ye Yuan’s change. He scolded verbally, but he was actually overjoyed in his heart."Coincidentally comprehended, that’s all. Teacher Huyan, Teacher Feng, I want to enter a retreat to consolidate my cultivation these two days. After exiting seclusion, I wish to enter the Endless Forest. At that time, I’ll have to trouble the two of you with Lu-er."

Regarding the Nine Heavens Road’s matters, Ye Yuan just sidestepped it with some words.

He already swore a Heavenly Dao oath. His tongue would surely slip if he talks too much. It was best to talk less.

Huyan Yong and Feng Ruoqing were also understanding of Ye Yuan’s dilemma, so they kept quiet and did not mention it.

Rather, the two of them were quite surprised Ye Yuan mentioned that he wanted to go to the Endless Forest.

"Taking care of Lu-er is naturally not an issue. But what do you plan to do in the Endless Forest?" Feng Ruoqing asked.

Ye Yuan answered, "To find some herbs. Lu-er’s condition isn’t that great. The essence energy I transmitted would only help her to temporarily suppress the frost poison. As time passes, the eruption would be even more terrifying. There is a type of high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill called Cold Dispelling Pill. It can control the frost poison in Lu-er’s body for the time being. But the herbs that this medicinal pill requires are rather uncommon. I think that only the Endless Forest has them."

When she heard that, Feng Ruoqing was astonished. "There’s actually such a powerful Tier 2 medicinal pill? The eruption of frost poison due to the Nine Yin Absolute Meridian is basically incurable. This medicinal pill can actually control the frost poison?!"

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "Teacher said before, there aren’t any truly incurable illnesses in the world. The method just hasn’t been discovered yet. The path of medicinal pills is a Great Dao and possesses limitless possibilities. When cultivated to a supreme level, one can transform something rotten into something magical. Nothing is impossible."

Feng Ruoqing’s eyes lit up as she seemed to have understood something.

Ye Yuan’s words were filled with wisdom, helping Feng Ruoqing suddenly see the light.

Although she knew that the path of medicinal pills was broad and profound, her horizons were limited after all. She could frequently only immerse herself in that acre of land.

Although Alchemy Dao and Martial Dao had different systems, there was still one thing which was the same, which was the more you comprehended, the more you discovered your ignorance.

With the passing of time, this sort of feeling would affect your own mental state and impact cultivation from there.

Ye Yuan’s words opened up another window for Feng Ruoqing.

After musing on Ye Yuan’s words for some time, Feng Ruoqing sighed in admiration. "Your master is truly an expert!"

Ye Yuan carried a mischievous mentality and blew his own trumpet as he continued talking,"Yeah. Master that old man is unfathomable. I can barely understand a fraction. It’s a pity that he likes to travel the world. I also don’t know when I can meet him again."

Feng Ruoqing obviously could not tell that Ye Yuan was praising himself, but instead, felt that it was expected of Ye Yuan to be saying that.

"However, even if you gather the ingredients, are you able to refine a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill?" Feng Ruoqing asked doubtfully.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "I can’t refine it at the moment. After returning from the Endless Forest, I will continue closed-seclusion to impact the Spirit Condensation Realm with full force! As long as I breakthrough to the Spirit Condensation Realm, refining the Cold Dispelling Pill shouldn’t be an issue."

The soul strength of a high-grade Alchemy Master was required to refine a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill.

Back then, when Ye Yuan’s soul strength was lacking, and he refined a low-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm, he directly collapsed in exhaustion.

Although Ye Yuan’s current strength had significantly improved, his soul strength did not grow by much. Wanting to refine a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill was no doubt a fool’s talk.

But as long as he broke through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, Ye Yuan’s soul strength would experience a qualitative leap. At that time, with his Alchemy Dao’s prowess, refining a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill would not be too difficult.

Huyan Yong exchanged glances with Feng Ruoqing and then said, "Since that’s the case, you will join the Endless Trials with the other students then. Although the Endless Forest is a limitless treasure trove, there is also a great deal of danger inside. There are a large number of high tier demonic beasts. Even Crystal Formation Realm martial artists would also lose their lives inside if they were not careful! You being together with the other students can at least look after one another."

Ye Yuan asked curiously, "Oh? There’s such an activity in the academy?"

"No way! You don’t even know about the Endless Trials? To think you already have the power of a Heaven rank student now!" Feng Zhirou who had been silent exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Yuan rubbed his nose in embarrassment and felt somewhat awkward. "That . . . I mucked around too much last time. Heh heh."

To the former Ye Yuan, forget about the Endless Trials, he was not even interested in classes. How could he have the thought to inquire about this stuff?

Even if he heard about it, he would just turn a deaf ear to it. He simply had no interest in knowing.

Feng Zhirou rolled her eyes and gave Ye Yuan an explanation concerning the details of the Endless Trials.

For the sake of tempering students’ practical combat ability, the Dan Wu Academy would organize an Endless Trials every fixed period of time.

Specific missions had to be completed during the Endless Trials, or else, the academy would deduct certain welfares.

The missions were tied to the student’s rank. The missions which Heaven rank students were required to complete was to turn in ten Tier 2 demonic beasts’ inner cores, and ten stalks of Tier 2 medicinal herbs.

Apart from what was handed in for the mission, the other items seized belonged to the students themselves.

Most importantly, the academy only specified the quantity for the mission but did not stipulate what methods one could use to obtain them.

Hence, the Endless Trials also became a venue for students to settle their personal grudges.

Furthermore, the Endless Forest was filled with dangers. Every Endless Trial, many students would remain there forever.

When Ye Yuan heard that, he curled his mouth and said, "So that’s the case. Does Teacher Huyan intend for Senior Apprentice Sister Feng and me to participate in the Endless Trials together?"

Huyan Yong did not get to say anything before Feng Zhirou immediately blew up. "What? Are you scared that I will drag you down? Come, come, come, let’s duke it out now and see just who hinders who! Don’t think that you can taunt a Martial Roll’s expert just because you were lucky to breakthrough to the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm!"

While talking, Feng Zhirou drew her sword with a ’Schwing!’ and assuming a fighting posture as she waved it around in front of Ye Yuan,

"A good man does not fight with women. I didn’t say anything, you were the one who said it." Ye Yuan used his finger to push Feng Zhirou’s sword aside helplessly.

"Then what did you mean? Say it!" Feng Zhirou pointed the tip of the sword which was nudged away back at Ye Yuan.

"Hey! This sword is very sharp. Don’t play with it, ok? I’m aware that you Martial Roll’s experts are powerful, alright? Actually, what I meant was that I can resolve the problem with your body."

Ye Yuan hurriedly jumped aside. This lass tended to strike whenever she liked, best to be more careful.

Hearing Ye Yuan’s words, Feng Zhirou revealed a complicated look, but it was swiftly replaced by stubbornness.

"Humph! Who do you think you are? You say you can resolve it and it’s settled? Let me tell you now, there’s nothing wrong with my body! No need for your concern!" Finishing, Feng Zhirou sheathed her sword and walked out of the door.

The previous time, Feng Zhirou and Ye Yuan used voice transmission to communicate. Hence, Feng Ruoqing was unaware of what happened. Seeing the situation, she asked in puzzlement, "Something’s wrong with Zhirou’s body, Ye Yuan?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, it isn’t anything serious either. But, Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s personality is overly stubborn. If things carry on, maybe a major problem might occur."

Ye Yuan briefly recounted the problem with Feng Zhirou’s body. Feng Ruoqing furrowed her brows when she heard it.

"So that’s the case! This lass has shocking potential, so I was wondering why she advanced so slowly recently! At first, I thought that she was lazy and slacking off, but I didn’t think that it was due to this reason!"

"But Zhirou’s cultivation law is already fixed. What should be done then? Zhirou that lass is very stubborn, and now she knows that she can’t ever breakthrough in the future. If a long time passes, a problem will really occur!"

Since it involved Feng Zhirou’s cultivation road, being her aunt, Feng Ruoqing was unable to remain calm.

"Don’t be anxious. Didn’t Ye Yuan say he had a solution earlier?" Huyan Yong was clearly more collected than her as he hurriedly said.

"Ah, right. What solution do you have, Ye Yuan? As long as you can let Zhirou continue cultivating, I can promise you anything!" The words slipped out of Feng Ruoqing’s mouth.

As soon as the words came out, Feng Ruoqing suddenly realized that it was a little inappropriate.

If Ye Yuan had some overboard request, did she have to agree too?

Thinking of this, Feng Ruoqing could not help blushing heavily, and she swiftly turned her face away.

Ye Yuan did not think too much from the start. When he saw Feng Ruoqing’s crimson face, he was unwittingly stupefied.

However, he quickly recovered, and could not resist wildly fantasizing about all sorts of requests on the spur of the moment.

But Huyan Yong was also by the side, so it obviously was not the time to flirt. This would make it so difficult for a lady to step down from the stage!

Luckily, Ye Yuan had already comprehended Heart Like Still Water now. Wanting to control his emotions was still easily managed.

"Don’t need to be courteous, Teacher Feng. Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s problem isn’t hard to resolve. It’s just that if I go and fix it, she probably won’t allow it. So I can only do it through you.," Ye Yuan said with a serious face and waved his hands.

When Feng Ruoqing saw that Ye Yuan did not seem to have any misunderstandings, she could not help quietly blaming herself for being shameless; having her imaginations run wild over some things. She could not even compare to a youth’s frankness.

Of course, there was still a tiny bit of resentment after the blaming.

If it were somebody else, they would probably have wild ideas after hearing her say these sort of words. But Ye Yuan did not seem to be moved. This involuntarily made Feng Ruoqing question her charm.

"Quickly tell what method you have!" Feng Ruoqing said anxiously.

"En. Actually, Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s biggest problem is that the cultivation law she’s training in does not match well with her physique. If you want to resolve this issue, the crux lies in the words ’Yin-Yang Harmony’!" Ye Yuan said.

"Yin-Yang Harmony?" Feng Ruoqing pondered over these words and shook her head. It was clear that she still did not understand what Ye Yuan was saying.

Ye Yuan continued explaining, "Due to the cultivation law, it caused Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s bodily Yang qi to be overly excessive. Thus, it resulted in her body being very averse to essence energy. Under these circumstances, continuing to cultivate her original cultivation law would definitely pile one disaster after another. The best method is naturally to disperse her cultivation, and re-cultivate by selecting a cultivation law suited to her physique."

Feng Ruoqing frowned and said, "So the method you said referred to this! Zhirou is currently at her prime time of cultivation. The moment she disperses her cultivation to re-cultivate, all these years of hard work would have been completely wasted. What’s more, it would also delay cultivation. Even if I go talk to her, it’s impossible for her to agree to it. This is even worse than killing her."

Ye Yuan nodded unconcernedly and continued, "Alright. Since that’s the case, we can only use another method. It’s just that this method will make Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s future martial arts road become even more challenging. Of course, once she succeeds in cultivating, her strength would also greatly surpass same-rank martial artists."

Feng Ruoqing’s eyes lit up as she asked, "What method?"

"Let Senior Apprentice Sister Feng select a gentle Yin attribute cultivation law, and start training both cultivation laws at the same time right away! Just now, I said that the crux lies in the words ’Yin-Yang Harmony.’ As long as the essence energy within her body reaches Yin-Yang harmony standard, all the problems will be easily solved."

"So it can actually be done like that? Great!" Feng Ruoqing was overjoyed when she heard that.

"Don’t be happy so soon, Teacher Feng."

"Why?"

"Although this method can resolve Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s problem, the requirement towards cultivation law is very high. The two cultivation laws must complement each other and work in concert. Using this method, Senior Apprentice Sister Feng must temporarily suspend the cultivation law she is currently training in, and cultivate another cultivation law to the same level. Mm, even with Senior Apprentice Sister Feng’s talent, it will probably still take a year or so. That is to say, within this one year, Senior Apprentice Sister Feng will not advance at all!"

Hearing that, Feng Ruoqing did not mind at all and then said, "That’s also something that can’t be helped. This is much better than dispersing her cultivation. I will head back right away to help Zhirou select a suitable cultivation law!"

After that, Feng Ruoqing turned around and got ready to leave.

Ye Yuan hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Wait!"

"Is there anything else? Zhirou must have been very depressed over this matter these few days. I got to hurry and find her." Feng Ruoqing was also torn with anxiety.

Ye Yuan gave a sigh and said, " An anxious heart can’t eat hot tofu. 1 This thing can’t be resolved in one or two days. Even if you go right now, you also can’t help much."

"But . . ."

"Not that I’m scaring Teacher Feng, but the selection of cultivation law needs to be extremely particular. If the selected cultivation law is unable to complement her existing cultivation law, the problems it would cause in the future would be even greater than now!"

"Ah? Then . . . what should I do?" Feng Ruoqing was at a loss.

"I wonder if Teacher Feng has the jade slip of the cultivation law that Senior Apprentice Sister trained in."

"This . . . I have it at my residence, I’ll go get it for you straight away." Feng Ruoqing hesitated for a moment but still agreed.

Ye Yuan clearly wanted to look at this cultivation law. This was a taboo for martial artists. However, Feng Ruoqing thought about the master behind Ye Yuan and felt at ease.

For Ye Yuan to improve at such a godlike speed, how could his cultivation law possibly be lower grade than the cultivation law Feng Zhirou trained in?

Not only was it not lower, but it was also even several grades higher!

Feng Ruoqing cracked her head thinking about it, but could not imagine just what cultivation law could let a person cultivate from the First Level Essence Qi Realm to the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm in one month plus time!

Even though there were many fortuitous encounters in between, it was crystal clear that Ye Yuan’s cultivation law was extremely powerful.

Ye Yuan nodded, and Feng Ruoqing returned to her place to retrieve the cultivation law.

Not long after Feng Ruoqing left, Tang Yu came as well.

"Congratulations for successfully clearing the Nine Heavens Road, Senior Apprentice Brother Ye! You became the first person in the Dan Wu Academy’s thousand-year history to have made it through at the Essence Qi Realm!" Tang Yu congratulated from the bottom of his heart.

He clearly only knew Ye Yuan for a month plus, yet Tang Yu felt like an epoch had passed.

Ye Yuan spent merely just over a month to go from Junior Apprentice Brother Ye to Senior Apprentice Brother Ye.

The current Ye Yuan was already an existence which he had to look up to.

But Ye Yuan did not alienate Tang Yu just because their distance was pulled apart. He smiled and said, "Many thanks, Brother Tang. I was also forced into it with no other alternatives. It was just luck."

Tang Yu also greeted Huyan Yong, then he sat down beside Ye Yuan and said, "Other than coming to congratulate Senior Apprentice Brother, I also brought some news which I believe Senior Apprentice Brother Ye will be interested in."

"Oh? Pray tell, Brother Tang." Ye Yuan had his curiosity aroused by Tang Yu’s words.

"Today, I was also watching Senior Apprentice Brother Ye challenging the Nine Heavens Road in the crowd and happened to coincidentally see Wan Yuan. Back then, he wasn’t far from me, and I was also aware that he was at loggerheads with you, so I kept an eye out. Just as Brother Ye broke through to the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm in the second stage, Wan Yuan quietly slipped out of the crowd. Seeing the situation, I also secretly tagged along. But I discovered that he didn’t return to his residence. Instead, he directly left the academy!" Tang Yu said.

"Ran away? What a cowardly fellow." Ye Yuan was stupefied when he heard that.

"Apologies, Senior Apprentice Brother Ye. Tang Yu’s abilities are paltry and could not detain him. I could only watch him get away," Tang Yu said in shame.

Although he did not show it, Tang Yu felt that he was seriously useless right now.

So many things had happened to Ye Yuan recently, yet he could not help with a single one of them.

At present, Wan Yuan was already like an ant which could be crushed to death with one hand to Ye Yuan. But to Tang Yu, he was as sturdy as the high mountains.

Tang Yu was aware that Wan Yuan was Ye Yuan’s sworn enemy, yet he could only watch him get away powerlessly. This made him feel a deep sense of helplessness and shame.

Ye Yuan waved his hands and said, "Don’t mind it, Brother Tang. Wan Yuan is just a dancing clown. I’ll let him live a few days longer. After I return from the Endless Forest, I will settle him along with his father!"

When he returns from the Endless Forest, his father Ye Hang would just about to exit seclusion as well!

At that time, the two of them, father and son, would join hands to give the entire State of Qin an enormous surprise!

But when Tang Yu heard it, he was secretly speechless. Senior Apprentice Brother Ye was indeed still so domineering. Most likely, not a single soul in the State of Qin dared to say they would settle Wan Donghai, yet he said it so naturally.

Ye Yuan was somebody who refused to suffer any grievances and never embraced the creed where it was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. His creed was that a gentleman would take revenge immediately!

Fei Qingping nearly caused him to die. Killed!

Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng made Lu-er end up like that. Ye Yuan disregarded the rules and just killed them!

No Essence Qi Realm had even made it past the Nine Heavens Road. Ye Yuan cleared it just like that!

Only such a life was satisfying!

Tang Yu also wished for such a life, but not everybody could live such a life.

Only a heaven-defying existence like Ye Yuan could have the capability to live such a life.

Wan Yuan was clearly frightened by Ye Yuan, which was why he fled in a panic!

Under such circumstances, Wan Yuan could only rely on the academy’s rules. But the rules were only ornamental to Ye Yuan.

Right now, Ye Yuan was simply a maniac. Since he dared to kill Zhang Heng and dared to kill Lin Tiancheng, he naturally would dare to kill him, Wan Yuan!

In fact, the grudge between Wan Yuan and Ye Yuan was much greater than Lin Tiancheng’s!

Hence, he did not even wait for the final result before fleeing.

Wan Yuan feared that he would not be able to escape after the result came out.

"Actually, there’s another matter, Senior Apprentice Brother Ye. I don’t know if I should say it or not," Tang Yu said.

"Why are you treating me like a stranger, Brother Tang? If there’s anything, just say it."

"I always felt that it was a little strange for Lin Tiancheng to target Miss Lu-er. Logically speaking, Lin Tiancheng only had a small dispute with you back at the Illusionary Spirit Tower, and should not go as far as to be so malicious. So I wondered if there was more than meets the eye to this matter. Thus, I have been investigating the whole course of this incident, and the result was that I really managed to dig something out," Tang Yu said.

When Ye Yuan killed Zhang Heng and Lin Tiancheng, he was in a violent rage, so he did not think too much then. He just thought that Lin Tiancheng bore a grudge because of the incident at the Illusionary Spirit Tower.

Now that he thought carefully, although he made Lin Tiancheng lose face outside of the Illusionary Spirit Tower, it was not to the extent where the other had to die.

However, Zhang Heng’s actions had clearly gone beyond the bottom line, making things somewhat illogical.

Ye Yuan also did not think that there was actually another hidden plot to this incident.

"Brother Tang means . . . Wan Yuan?" Ye Yuan quickly suspected Wan Yuan.

Tang Yu nodded his head and said, "That’s right! Somebody saw Wan Yuan and Liu Ruoshui going to find Lin Tiancheng after the Illusionary Spirit Tower test ended. Of course, there’s already no way of finding out what they talked about at that time."

"No need to investigate. It was definitely them making trouble! Even though I clashed with Lin Tiancheng during the Illusionary Spirit Tower test, it hadn’t reached the point where the other party must die. Lin Tiancheng was originally a narrow-minded person. With them sowing discord, he naturally harbored resentment in his heart. It wouldn’t be strange for him to do something like that." Ye Yuan’s face gradually became darker.

"But Wan Yuan already escaped. What to do now?" Tang Yu asked.

"Let him be first. Right now, the most important thing is Lu-er’s matter. I’ll deal with him after I return from the Endless Forest! However, this Liu Ruoshui really has a heart as malicious as snakes and scorpions! If I’m not wrong, the idea of messing with Lu-er came from her!" Ye Yuan words were brimming with killing intent.

"A woman’s heart is the most vicious! Most likely, it refers to these sort of woman like her," Tang Yu said.

Ye Yuan stood up, and then he said nonchalantly, "I’m going out for a while."

Then he directly left.

Watching Ye Yuan’ back view, Huyan Yong said helplessly, "This rascal really can’t stop even for a moment!"

Tang Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Apprentice Brother Ye just has a personality where gratitude and resentment are clearly distinguished. If others are good to him, he will be ten times nicer. If others are bad to him, he will also pay back tenfold!"

"Sigh, if he wants to cause trouble, so be it. He made it past the Nine Heavens Road, so he’s already equivalent to the high sect’s core disciple. I think Su Yubai wouldn’t dare to act recklessly either," Huyan Yong said with a sigh.

. . . . . .

Ye Yuan had just stepped out the door when he was blocked by somebody. The person was Wu Luochen who previously arranged a battle with Ye Yuan.

"Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, you are truly impressive. You actually made it through the Nine Heavens Road at the Essence Qi Realm!" The moment he saw Ye Yuan, Wu Luochen praised in admiration.

"So, it’s Senior Apprentice Brother Wu. The Nine Heavens Road was just luck, didn’t count as much," Ye Yuan replied while controlling his impatience.

Ye Yuan knew that Wu Luochen came to find him to compete. But how could he think about fighting with Wu Luochen at the moment?

"Heh heh, I believe Brother Ye has already guessed why this Wu came here. Since Junior Apprentice Brother Ye cleared the Nine Heavens Road and broke through to the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, you definitely possess the power of a Heaven Rank student! I wonder if Junior Apprentice Brother Ye can fulfill the agreement back then and fight with me?" Wu Luochen did not conceal his intentions at all and openly stated it.

"Apologies, Senior Apprentice Brother Wu, this little brother has something to attend to right now. If Brother Wu wants to battle, please choose another date." Ye Yuan directly rejected him.

Wu Luochen immediately lost his cool when he heard that, and hurriedly said, "How can that do? I know that you’re definitely about to enter seclusion to consolidate your cultivation realm. Two days later, it’s also the Endless Trials. Who knows how long this wait will last! We should just pick today rather than choosing a date!"

Wu Luochen’s eyes were full of hope, and he looked like he was raring to go.

To someone like Wu Luochen, fighting was his life’s everything!

Ye Yuan could only say helplessly, "Senior Apprentice Brother Wu, if I recall correctly, our agreement back then was to wait until I advance to Heaven rank before competing, right? But I’m still an Earth rank student presently. If Senior Apprentice Brother Wu is so forceful, wouldn’t you be in suspicion of the strong bullying the weak?"

"This . . . But Junior Apprentice Brother Ye’s battle capabilities are shocking. Although you are still at the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, your strength is definitely not beneath Heaven rank students already, right? From my perspective, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye can definitely ascend the Martial Roll of Honor now with your strength, and your ranking might not be below mine!" Wu Luochen was not so easily hoodwinked.

Ye Yuan was anxious to find Liu Ruoshui, yet he was held back by Wu Luochen. So he was very annoyed and could not resist saying, "Fine. As long as Senior Apprentice Brother Wu receives one sword head-on from me, what’s the harm in competing with you?"

Wu Luochen’s eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course it’s real! Remember, it’s receiving it head-on! If you dodge, then forgive me for not keeping you company!" Ye Yuan emphasized.

"Haha! No harm! Come on!" Wu Luochen guffawed heartily.

Ye Yuan retrieved the Canghua Sword from his storage ring and unleashed a fused sword intent straight away!

Wu Luochen initially was still full of smiles, but right now, his facial expression quickly changed. That horrifying sword intent practically asphyxiated him!

How could such a sword intent possibly be received head-on?

Wu Luochen hastily revolved his movement technique and dodged that sword.

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Chapter 109: Who is Su Yishan?

Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor

A little earlier, at the back of the mountain, in the courtyard of the Heaven rank student, Su Yishan; Seemingly in panic, Liu Ruoshui looked at Su Yishan who was in front of her.

"Senior Apprentice Brother Su, right now, you are the only one who can save me in the entire academy! I beg you, help me!"

Liu Ruoshui had never been so helpless even when facing all manners of disregard from her family clan!

After Ye Yuan succeeded in clearing the Nine Heavens Road, Liu Ruoshui felt totally uneasy. She went to Wan Yuan’s residence in a lost manner wanting to find him to discuss countermeasures.

But when she arrived at Wan Yuan’s residence, she discovered that Wan Yuan was not even there.

At the start, Liu Ruoshui thought that Wan Yuan did not return because of some matters. But after waiting, and waiting, and still nothing, she went to ask the other students, but none of them saw Wan Yuan.

Liu Ruoshui suddenly felt a bad premonition.

As expected, only after Liu Ruoshui inquired from the students guarding the gates did she find out that Wan Yuan had left the academy long ago.

Liu Ruoshui ’greeted’ eight generations of Wan Yuan’s ancestors in her heart, but this was of no use to her at all.

What if Ye Yuan vented all of his anger on her because he could not find Wan Yuan? Then she was finished!

After cursing, Liu Ruoshui felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Ye Yuan’s strength had already steadily advanced into the ranks of the Heaven rank students. Wanting to kill her was as easy as flipping his hand!

Liu Ruoshui still had some rallying power among the lower ranking students, but as for Heaven Rank students . . .

Liu Ruoshui suddenly had a burst of inspiration and thought of Su Yishan. She felt that she had grasped her last life-saving straw!

Back when Wan Yuan was injured, Su Yishan once said that he was going to kill Ye Yuan. It looked like their grudge was not small.

More importantly, wasn’t Elder Su Su Yishan’s second uncle?

Even though Liu Ruoshui could not influence Heaven rank students, she had long pried about their details clearly.

Not many people in the Dan Wu Academy knew about Su Yubai and Su Yishan’s relationship, but there were still some who were aware.

Thinking of this, Liu Ruoshui no longer hesitated, and directly went to the back of the mountain and found Su Yishan.

Su Yishan looked at Liu Ruoshui amusedly and said, "Senior Apprentice Sister Liu and Senior Apprentice Brother Wan walk very closely together. Why did you think of finding me?"

It was still okay if Su Yishan did not mention it, but now that he did, Liu Ruoshui’s tears poured out like floodwater breaking a dam.

"Wan Yuan that cowardly fellow ran long ago! Sniff ! Sniff ! Senior Apprentice Brother Su, as long as you are willing to save me, I’ll do anything you ask me to!" Liu Ruoshui right now also counts as the revelation of her true feelings as she cried utterly pitifully.

Hearing that, Su Yishan was stunned. "Wan Yuan ran? Ran to where?"

Liu Ruoshui choked between sobs and said, "Where else can he run to? He must have run back to find his father to shield him! Ye Yuan is already at the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm. Killing him would be like killing a dog. Who else can protect him apart from his old man?"

Su Yishan could not refrain from laughing as he said, "I couldn’t tell originally, but to think Junior Apprentice Brother Wan is actually so gutless. A puny little Ye Yuan scared him to such an extent!"

Finishing, Su Yishan sized up the tearful Liu Ruoshui and asked playfully, "Just now, you said you would be willing to do anything?"

Liu Ruoshui quivered when she heard him. How could she not understand Su Yishan’s meaning?

But at this current juncture, if even Su Yishan did not care about her, she was dead for sure!

Liu Ruoshui wrestled with her emotions in her heart. Finally, she gritted her teeth and nodded.

But looking at her appearance aroused Su Yishan’s curiosity. "Looking at your appearance, could it be that you are still a virgin?"

Liu Ruoshui blushed all the way to the tips of ears when she heard that, but she still nodded once more.

Although Liu Ruoshui was naturally coquettish, she still guarded her body closely, because she knew that this was her greatest asset.

But she did not imagine that she would actually voluntarily offer it up now that she was forced by Ye Yuan. Thinking of this, Liu Ruoshui’s hatred towards Ye Yuan deepened even more!

Ye Yuan, I want you to die a horrible death one day!

" Hahaha! Good! Very good!" Su Yishan burst into laughter and headed into the house.

Liu Ruoshui’s eyes flickered, but she still gritted her teeth and followed in . . .

. . . . . .

Wu Luochen still felt a lingering fear after evading Ye Yuan’s sword.

That surge of sword intent just now was too terrifying. Receiving it head-on would undoubtedly result in injuries, if not death!

The instant Ye Yuan struck with his sword, Wu Luochen suddenly felt an enormous sense of crisis.

His instincts from countless battles told him that this sword must absolutely not be taken head-on!

Hence, he used his movement technique right away, and barely avoided the sword.

Wu Luochen appeared somewhat ragged. This did not mean that he was weak, but rather, he overly underestimated his enemy.

In reality, Wu Luochen was a very troublesome person. Even experts ranked higher than him on the Martial Roll of Honor felt severe headaches when they saw him.

Wu Luochen was the Dan Wu Academy’s famous battle maniac. Not only was his combat prowess shocking, but he also possessed extraordinary combat talent and had a very precise grasp on the battle situation.

Just now, he suffered a loss because he promised Ye Yuan to receive it head-on.

Ye Yuan had just fused together the sword intents on the Nine Heavens Road, and even used an eight restrictions spirit artifact, Canghua Sword, to unleash the sword light. Even if Wu Luochen was an ironman, enduring it would be enough for him to suffer.

This sword of Ye Yuan’s only indicated that he had the power to battle with Wu Luochen, but did not signify that he could defeat Wu Luochen.

Wu Luochen was at the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. Furthermore, his combat prowess far surpassed those at the same level!

Those who were stronger than him were mostly at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. One could see how just powerful he was.

Although Ye Yuan had the power to leap ranks and battle, it was still hard to say what would be the result if he matched up with Wu Luochen.

No matter how powerful Ye Yuan’s sword intent was, if he could not touch his opponent, then it was futile.

Not only did the Wu Luochen who had just dodged a crisis not become dispirited, he even became abnormally excited!

There was no meaning if the opponent was too weak!

Before coming here, Wu Luochen was still worried if it was a little too early. Even though he was aware that Ye Yuan’s combat prowess was stunning, he was ultimately a major cultivation realm higher than Ye Yuan.

But now, he completely dispelled those thoughts.

Just based on that sword, Ye Yuan already had the qualifications to be his opponent!

"Hey hey, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, let’s fight one round! Your sword art is so incredible, I really want to experience it!" Wu Luochen shamelessly went back on his word.

Ye Yuan’s face froze up. He did not think that this fellow was so persistent, and his face involuntarily fell. "Senior Apprentice Brother Wu, I really have something on today. If you continue to be so insistent, then I will not rest until you are dead!"

Seeing that Ye Yuan truly flared up, Wu Luochen could not help sticking out his tongue. His eyes swirled around, and he said, "How about this, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, I’ll accompany you on your matter and do whatever you say. You just have to fight one round with me after you settle your affairs."

Ye Yuan made an ’up to you’ gesture and left by himself.

Wu Luochen laughed a "heh heh," and tagged along.

. . . . . .

Ye Yuan did not bother with the distinction between man and woman and directly barged into Liu Ruoshui’s residence. But it was empty.

Right then, Wu Luochen lent a hand instead. He inquired clearly about the direction Liu Ruoshui headed to, pieced it together, and he then told Ye Yuan, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, I’ve already inquired clearly. Junior Apprentice Sister Liu went to Su Yishan’s place!"

Ye Yuan was stunned. "Who is Su Yishan?"

"No way. You don’t even know who Su Yishan is?" This time around, it was Wu Luochen’s turn to be stunned.

"Why do I have to know who he is? Hang on, his surname is Su? Is he from the Su Family?" Ye Yuan suddenly recalled something and asked Wu Luochen.

Wu Luochen raised his thumb and praised Ye Yuan, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye is indeed intelligent. Su Yishan is precisely Su Yubai’s nephew! Furthermore, he’s even rank ten on the Martial Roll! But according to my estimations, Su Yishan most likely already has the power to attack the top five! Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, why not . . . forget about it?"

One could tell that Wu Luochen was unwilling to provoke Su Yishan.

Not only was Su Yishan strong, but his background was also exceedingly deep.

Without mentioning how great the Su Family’s power was, just based on Su Yubai’s status within the Dan Wu Academy, not many dared to provoke him.

Ye Yuan looked at Wu Luochen apathetically. "Scared? If you’re scared, then go back. I also didn’t make you tag along."

This look agitated Wu Luochen greatly. He raised his head up and said, "W-who’s scared? Isn’t it just Su Yishan? Wait until I advance to the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. I’ll beat him until his teeth fall out!"

"Tch, what Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. In the end, you’re still scared!" Ye Yuan continued in disdain.

Wu Luochen nearly jumped up when he heard this. Even since he entered the Dan Wu Academy, his dictionary never had the word ’scared.’

He only had today’s position by challenging throughout the entire way and beating people all the way.

There was naturally no lack of figures with special status among these people.

But didn’t he just beat them up? Since when had he been scared?

The reason why he did not wish to find trouble with Su Yishan was that the time was not yet right.

Su Yishan was at the peak Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm and could break through to the second stage of the Spirit Condensation Realm at any time.

Each person in the top ten of the Martial Roll of Honor was more perverse than the other. Wu Luochen was indeed very strong, but at his level, who was not strong?

The further one headed, the harder it was to jump ranks and battle. Wu Luochen naturally did not wish to casually provoke a student in the top ten of the Martial Roll.

After Wu Luochen broke through to the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm, he would spar down the list one by one.

"I refuse to believe it today! Isn’t it just Su Yishan? I’ll accompany you! If he dares to attack you, I, Wu Luochen, will receive it!" The pitiful Wu Luochen fell for Ye Yuan’s inciting just like that.

"Up to you. At that time, just don’t run away with your tail between your legs." Ye Yuan then left without even turning his head back.

Wu Luochen chased after as he said, "Hey, say things clearly. Who’s running away with their tails between their legs? Since when have I, Wu Luochen, been a deserter . . ."

. . . . . .

The residences of Heaven rank students were separated from students of other ranks; at the back of the mountain with the instructors.

Moreover, each of them had their own house and courtyard with a vast total area, and would not be disturbed by others.

Ye Yuan came to the front of Su Yishan’s courtyard and bellowed loudly, "Scram out here, Liu Ruoshui!"

Ye Yuan incorporated ample essence energy into his shout, making it reverberate like rolling thunder.

If he did not shout, then it was still okay. But now that he did, it startled many people.

"What’s happening? Did something happen again?"

"Quickly look! Isn’t that Ye Yuan? Didn’t he just clear the Nine Heavens Road? Why does it look like he’s here to cause trouble again?"

"Haha! It’s really lively these few days. Ye Yuan is too capable of causing a disturbance, stirring up the entire academy. It’s truly one incident had yet to subside, but another wave rises!"

"Yii? Isn’t that Wu Luochen? Why is he mixing around with Ye Yuan?"

"Who knows? That fellow is also a lunatic. Two maniacs have come together."

"Speaking of which, who is Liu Ruoshui? It sounds like a woman’s name. How did she offend Ye Yuan?"

"Uh, I seem to have some impression. It seems like she’s a great beauty!"

"F*ck! He doesn’t even let a beauty off. Ye Yuan is really a madman!"

"Hey, best to stop speculating. It’s true that Ye Yuan doesn’t rest, but Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng only had themselves to blame. If it were you, would you kill them? We should still hear what Ye Yuan has to say. Who knows if this Liu Ruoshui was also one of the people who bullied Ye Yuan’s maidservant? Don’t you all find it odd that Ye Yuan is calling for Liu Ruoshui outside of Su Yishan’s gate?"

Ye Yuan had never been fearful of blowing things up. If he, a dignified Alchemy Emperor, had to swallow his pride and endure in silence in a mortal country, it would cause his thoughts to not flow smoothly.

His precious life’s encounter developed Ye Yuan’s personality of avenging any enmity.

Who cares what Martial Roll’s expert, or some Disciplinary Hall’s elder. He just had to directly smash over!

It was fine if he could not beat them now. Even if he was unable to defeat them, he could still disgust them!

After yelling, Ye Yuan closed his eyes and stood there quietly with his hands behind his back, waiting for Su Yishan to come out.

Before long, Su Yishan’s courtyard gate creaked open, and Su Yishan walked out with a livid face.

"What the hell are you doing, Ye Yuan? To actually dare to make a big fuss outside of my gate. Do you really think that nobody can take care of you?" Su Yishan said icily.

"Let Liu Ruoshui come out. This matter has nothing to do with you, go play by the side." Words that made everyone stare dumbfoundedly came out of Ye Yuan’s mouth.

Oh damn! Ye Yuan told Su Yishan to go play by the side outside the entrance of his place!

Nobody had ever dared to speak that way to Su Yishan in the academy. Ye Yuan was truly teeming with overbearingness!

But after thinking about it, everyone felt at ease. Ye Yuan even dared to scold Elder Su. What is Su Yishan?

Since when had Su Yishan ever suffered such humiliation? When he heard that, he flew into a rage. "Insolence! Today, I will weigh just how incredible a genius who cleared the Nine Heavens Road is!"

Su Yishan fully released his aura and charged towards Ye Yuan with the momentum of Mount Tai bearing down upon Ye Yuan.

But just at that moment, Wu Luochen planted himself in front of Ye Yuan emotionlessly, which made Su Yishan’s momentum came to a halt.

"What’s the meaning of this, Wu Luochen?" Su Yishan asked furiously.

"No other meaning. As long as you don’t touch Ye Yuan, that will do. I don’t care about other things," said Wu Luochen as he remained impassive.

In reality, Wu Luochen was also very gloomy right now. He inexplicably incurred trouble with a major problem like Su Yishan.

It was true that Wu Luochen’s thought process was simple. But he was absolutely no fool. How could a fool become an expert on the Martial Roll of Honor?

But Wu Luochen could no longer care that much in order to fight a match with Ye Yuan.

Of course, there were still many whom he could spar with within the academy. But Wu Luochen had the feeling that sparring with Ye Yuan would let him reap an unexpected harvest!

This was purely instinct. Ever since he witnessed that dazzling sword of Ye Yuan’s, he had this sort of intuition.

Hence, he kept pestering Ye Yuan to make him spar with him.

"What a Wu Luochen. Do you know the repercussions of becoming enemies with me?"

Wu Luochen dreaded Su Yishan, but how could Su Yishan also not be wary of Wu Luochen?

Although he was a minor realm higher than Wu Luochen, Wu Luochen’s combat talent was extremely astonishing. If they really fought, even if he could win, it would surely be a crushing victory.

"I’ve never wanted to be enemies with you. As long as you don’t touch Ye Yuan, I don’t care about other things," Wu Luochen repeated these words emotionlessly.

These words were in fact bullsh*t. Ye Yuan was here to find trouble, so he would definitely fight with Su Yishan. If Su Yishan did not touch him, did he had to wait to be beaten up instead?

Su Yishan could not communicate through with this lunatic and was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

"Humph! You guys are looking for Liu Ruoshui. Why did you come to my place?"

Su Yishan was unable to deal with Wu Luochen, so he could only put up with the second best; questioning with logic.

"We’ve already inquired. Liu Ruoshui should be at your place currently. Go and call her out. I have some things I want to ask her," Ye Yuan said coolly as if he did not see Su Yishan and Wu Luochen’s tit for tat.

"What a joke. You say she’s here, and that means she’s here?" Su Yishan laughed due to extreme rage.

Ye Yuan spread out his hands and said, "Since we can’t reach a conclusion, then there’s no other choice. I can only enter your place to investigate properly."

"You dare?!" Su Yishan was seething with rage.

Su Yishan was a peak genius in the top ten of the Martial Roll. If today, Ye Yuan entered his residence to search for people, how would he have the face to stay in the Dan Wu Academy in the future?

These words from Ye Yuan was simply unprecedented shame and humiliation to Su Yishan!

Facing Su Yishan’s fiery wrath, Ye Yuan chose to ignore it. He made his move and headed towards Su Yishan’s courtyard.

"Courting death!"

Out of rage, Su Yishan smacked a palm towards Ye Yuan.

But Ye Yuan did not seem to see it and walked towards the gates without care.

Boom!

A violent clash between palms. Su Yishan and Wu Luochen both retreated several steps. Clearly, it was a draw.

"Wu Luochen! You really dare to attack?!" Su Yishan roared angrily.

Wu Luochen gave a zombified face which would not change in ten thousand years and said, "I already said very clearly. As long as you don’t attack Ye Yuan, everything is fine. But if you attack, I will not stand idly by and watch."

"You!" Su Yishan was thoroughly defeated by Wu Luochen. Nothing got through this fellow!

Ye Yuan did not walk fast, but his footsteps never stopped. It looked like he was about to enter the courtyard.

At this moment, Su Yishan felt shame and humiliation he had never ever experienced before!

He was the pride of the Su Family and a proud son of heaven in the Dan Wu Academy. Since when had he ever been put through such disgrace?

Ye Yuan actually dared to enter and search his abode in front of so many people?!

The most hateful thing was that he was unable to do anything about him!

"Stop right there, Ye Yuan!" Su Yishan hollered.

Ye Yuan continued forward as if he did not hear it.

"Halt! I’ll call her out!" Su Yishan crumbled and finally chose to compromise.

Indeed, when he said that, Ye Yuan finally ceased his footsteps. He turned around to look at Su Yishan. Clearly, he was waiting for Su Yishan to call her.

Su Yishan really wanted to kill someone right now. Ye Yuan’s actions had already completely swept his face away like rubbish.

Although Ye Yuan ultimately did not enter, since he agreed to call Liu Ruoshui out, he basically admitted defeat.

"Ye Yuan is indeed worthy of being a genius who made it through the Nine Heavens Road. He actually dared to sweep away Su Yishan’s face like that."

"Heh heh. Su Yishan is normally incomparably haughty. Today, someone finally managed to stop him. It’s so venting!"

"Yeah. Su Yishan relied on his uncle’s authority to do as he pleased in the Heaven rank area. Many people felt indignant but dared not to speak up. Today, someone else who’s even wilder came and even dared to sweep away his second uncle’s face. Isn’t sweeping away his face something simple?"

"Except that such a haughty person like Wu Luochen is actually willing to be Ye Yuan’s fighter. It makes me surprised. Could it be that he’s already taken in by Ye Yuan as a lackey?"

"Doesn’t look like it. There’s probably some sort of agreement between them, and this agreement is really important to Wu Luochen. That’s why he is willing to take the risk of offending Su Yishan to become a hired thug."

"Haha! Look at Su Yishan wanting to kill someone, but unable to. It’s the first time I’ve seen it. Seriously hilarious!"

"Ye Yuan might feel great today, but the upcoming Endless Trials probably won’t go so smoothly. Regardless whether it’s Elder Su or Su Yishan, they would probably spare no expense to kill Ye Yuan."

Those gathering around to watch were Heaven rank students. Many were whispering, even communicating through voice transmission.

One could tell from their conversation that Su Yishan did not seem to win the public’s opinion in the Heaven rank area. Many held the attitude of gloating over his misfortune when watching the show.

As for sweeping away Su Yishan’s face, Ye Yuan did not feel any burden at all.

The Su Family was the Ye Family’s covert competitor. This was something he already knew.

Since Su Yubai could ambush him in broad daylight, then Su Yishan would not go so far as to become friends with him.

Since Liu Ruoshui appeared in Su Yishan’s residence, it was evident that she came to seek protection from him. In that case, Ye Yuan and Su Yishan naturally were enemies.

Ye Yuan never had the habit of saving face for his enemies.

Presently, Su Yishan’s face was grim, and he was incomparably vexed.

No matter how he calculated, he did not expect that Wu Luochen was actually willing to become Ye Yuan’s fighter!

"What are you still hiding in there for? Come out here for me!" Su Yishan bellowed in a low voice.

Right now, Su Yishan somewhat regretted taking in Liu Ruoshui. A moment of lust beguiling his mind gave him such a huge problem.

Following Su Yishan’s shout, a graceful and charming figure showed up at the gates. It was precisely Liu Ruoshui.

Liu Ruoshui’s clothes were a little disheveled, making her appear somewhat ragged. Her complexion was also much withered. Where was there still the former demeanor of a goddess?

She had been keeping an eye on the situation outside, and knew that she was probably unable to settle things today.

Initially, she thought that finding Su Yishan as her backer could let her escape this crisis. For that reason, she even offered up her most precious thing. But she did not think that Su Yishan could not protect her at all.

"Senior Apprentice Brother Su, I . . ." Liu Ruoshui looked towards Su Yishan feebly.

Su Yishan’s expression was somber, but he still moved to block in front of her. This action made Liu Ruoshui wildly elated.

Su Yishan naturally would not let her be. The situation now was already extremely clear. Liu Ruoshui was someone that he, Su Yishan, was shielding. If Ye Yuan dealt with her at his discretion, he would ultimately lose his face today.

Just now, when Ye Yuan wanted to enter the courtyard, he was unable to pull himself away to stop it. But now, it was not going to be so easy for Wu Luochen and Ye Yuan to take someone away from directly under him.

Furthermore, this matter had already blown up. As long as he held on a while longer, until his second uncle, Su Yubai arrived, even Ye Yuan would not dare to be unbridled.

"If you have questions, ask away!" Su Yishan said to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan did not mind Su Yishan’s actions. Hearing that, he nodded and asked, "Let me ask you, Liu Ruoshui, the matter of Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng bullying Lu-er, were you and Wan Yuan the ones fanning the fire by the side?"

Liu Ruoshui was secretly alarmed when she heard him. She did not think that Ye Yuan actually came here because of this matter. No wonder he arrived so quickly!

Liu Ruoshui’s mind flashed like lightning and thought to herself that there were already no witnesses to this matter. There were only four of them present back then. Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng were already dead. Wan Yuan fled. As long as she flatly denied it, what could Ye Yuan do to her?

Thinking up to this point, Liu Ruoshui cried out, "Ye Yuan, I know that we had some disagreements in the past. But that was all instigated by Wan Yuan! Every debt has its creditor! You should find him instead!"

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "Enough crap. I only asked you about Lu-er’s matter!"

The instant Liu Ruoshui thought things through, she became less fearful instead. Puffing her chest out, she said righteously, "No. I don’t even know what you are talking about! I don’t even know who is Lu-er, so how would I harm her?"

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true!" Liu Ruoshui became increasingly confident as she spoke.

"Then how do you explain you and Wan Yuan seeking out Lin Tiancheng before, on the day of the Illusionary Spirit Tower test?" Ye Yuan interrogated.

"Lin Tiancheng is the head disciple of the general affairs. Wan Yuan wished to make friends with him. Is there anything wrong with that? You were clearly the one who offended Lin Tiancheng, yet you want to force the crime on me. What’s the reasoning?"

Liu Ruoshui was also a quick-witted person. The moment she collected herself, she did a reverse checkmate instead.

Ye Yuan looked at Liu Ruoshui and suddenly smiled. He smiled until Liu Ruoshui felt a chill continuously escalate from the bottom of the heart.

"Such a shrewd tongue. Since that’s the case, come with me then. I have ways to prove whether what you say is true or false. If what you said is true, our previous grudges will be wiped off the slate from now on. But if it’s false . . . I, Ye Yuan, don’t kill women. Cripple your Dantian yourself, and withdraw from the Dan Wu Academy. The matters previously will also similarly be wiped clean!" Ye Yuan said casually.

"I’m not going! If I go with you, can I even return?" Liu Ruoshui rejected straightaway.

Under these circumstances, she would not leave with Ye Yuan no matter what.

Regardless of whether what Ye Yuan said was true or false, Liu Ruoshui did not dare to take the risk.

If what Ye Yuan said was true, this incident certainly had connections to her, Liu Ruoshui. Could she still escape?

If what Ye Yuan said was false, then he did it to con her away. How could her outcome be good?

At this point, Ye Yuan simply ignored Liu Ruoshui. Whether she went or not, was not up to her.

"What do you think, Senior Apprentice Brother Su?" Ye Yuan looked at Su Yishan and asked.

The intention was already crystal clear. If he agreed, then everything can be settled through discussion. If he disagreed, then fight!

Su Yishan naturally would not agree. There were so many people were looking.

"Don’t go too far, Ye Yuan! Do you think that you’re a disciplinary hall’s elder? You want to bring anyone with you, and they have to follow?" Su Yishan said in a low voice.

"Of course I’m not a disciplinary hall’s elder. If I were a disciplinary hall’s elder, then whoever I sentence to death had to die," Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

Everyone understood these words. Ye Yuan was making a crack about the incident of Su Yubai publicly ambushing!

"Humph! Ye Yuan, don’t scold the locust while pointing at the mulberry! I’ll report this matter to the Disciplinary Hall on my own. The Disciplinary Hall will get to the bottom of this, and do you justice." Su Yishan gave a derisive snort.

The moment he finished speaking, murmuring immediately broke out among the surrounding onlookers.

Who did not know that the First Elder of the Disciplinary Hall was his second uncle? Would there still be any justice to speak of once this matter reached the Disciplinary Hall?

"Since that’s the case, we can only use fists to talk."

Ye Yuan did not waste any more breath. He raised his hand and unleashed an Eighth Layer Wave!

Now that Ye Yuan was already at peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, an Eighth Layer Wave was filled with incredible might.

Su Yishan clearly did not expect Ye Yuan to attack right away, so he fell behind.

However, he was worthy of being a pinnacle character in the top ten of the Martial Roll. He did not retreat at this point, but instead, he advanced with similarly a palm and clashed with Ye Yuan. It actually arrived first even though it was unleashed later!

Middle-grade Tier 2 martial technique, Prajna Palm!

A cold smile flashed across the corner of Su Yishan’s mouth as if he saw Ye Yuan being heavily injured and vomiting blood.

A puny little Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm dared to make a move in front of him. If that was not courting death, then what was?

No matter how powerful the Stacking Waves Layered Palm was, it was but an incomplete Tier 1 martial technique. There was still some use when dealing with First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists.

Who was he, Su Yishan? Peak Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm, and a pinnacle character in the top ten of the Martial Roll!

Compared to the Stacking Waves Layered Palm, the might of the middle-grade Tier 2 Prajna Palm was a level higher.

In terms of essence energy, he was more than a level stronger than Ye Yuan!

No matter how one looked at it, there was no reason for Ye Yuan to remain uninjured.

The way Su Yishan saw it, Ye Yuan was seeking death.

He was wary of Wu Luochen but not Ye Yuan. Although Ye Yuan was recently in the limelight, his actual strength was at best slightly stronger than newly advanced Heaven rank students.

Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm and Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm are in completely different weight classes!

Boom!

A violent confrontation. Su Yishan remained motionless, but Ye Yuan fell back over a dozen steps!

Su Yishan furrowed his brows. He was very displeased with the effects of this palm. The result had a huge discrepancy from his expectations.

Even though it was a hasty response, he had gathered 70% to 80% essence energy. It was just impossible for a Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm to withstand it.

But there did not seem to be major issues with Ye Yuan currently other than his essence energy being a little disorderly.

A Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm was actually unable to completely crush a puny Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm in a faceoff!

Su Yishan used to turn his nose up whenever he heard how monstrous Ye Yuan was. Only now that he personally matched up with Ye Yuan, did he realize the degree of Ye Yuan’s monstrousness!

"No way! Ye Yuan is actually fine? That was the Prajna Palm!"

"Just now, I still thought that Ye Yuan was too reckless. I didn’t think that his strength was actually so great!"

"Just based on that palm just now, he has probably already firmly entered the Martial Roll, right?"

"Pretty much so!"

Very clearly, Ye Yuan’s performance also exceeded everyone’s expectations.

One had to know that those watching the battle were all Heaven rank students. Among them, there were quite a few who were experts on the Martial Roll.

They were all too clear on the power of the Prajna Palm. That was a middle-grade Tier 2 martial technique. Furthermore, they heard that Su Yishan had already trained it to the Large Success rank. It had extraordinary might.

Ye Yuan was actually perfectly fine after exchanging a palm with him!

Ye Yuan’s performance previously was indeed sufficiently monstrous. But no matter how monstrous, it only meant that his potential was limitless. It did not represent how great his strength was.

Ye Yuan’s skirmishes before were all within the Essence Qi Realm. Even Lin Tiancheng was at most a half-baked Spirit Condensation Realm.

Lin Tiancheng’s strength when placed among Heaven rank students was among the lowest at the bottom of the ranking.

Even though Ye Yuan broke through to the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm now, the way many people saw it, he was merely slightly stronger than the average Heaven rank students.

But only now, did the Heaven rank students understand that Ye Yuan already possessed the strength to talk on equal standing with them!

The present Ye Yuan was no longer that First Level Essence Qi Realm rookie from a month back. He was a true Martial Roll expert!

After calming down his disorderly essence energy, Ye Yuan also furrowed his brows.

"Hey, if you continue watching the show, then this place doesn’t need you."

Ye Yuan was very dissatisfied with Wu Luochen’s performance. He knew that Wu Luochen wanted to borrow Su Yishan’s hand to probe his strength. This made him very disgruntled.

"H-haha, it was too sudden just now, didn’t react in time." Wu Luochen cracked a laugh.

Facing Ye Yuan, Wu Luochen put away his zombie face that would not change in ten-thousand years, and smiled sheepishly, making Su Yishan gloomier.

Who said that Wu Luochen was dumb? He was sharp as hell!

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes, and could not be bothered with him. He merely said, "I’m attacking. You do as you see fit."

Ye Yuan’s words made everyone faceplant on the ground. Even though he retreated just now, the gap between Su Yishan and him was also very obvious. It was clear that there was not much hope.

He still wanted to be foolhardy under this sort of circumstance?

Ye Yuan activated Instant Flash and pointed a finger at Su Yishan.

Absolute Yang Finger!

Presently, the might of the Absolute Yang Finger unleashed by Ye Yuan already surpassed the Eighth Layer Wave!

The cultivation law of the Spirit Bristle Divine King was no joke.

"Courting death!" Su Yishan responded to different situations using the same method. Prajna Palm was unleashed once more!

But this time around, Wu Luochen was not a spectator.

At the same time Ye Yuan attacked, he also moved!

Wu Luochen swept his leg at Su Yishan!

Compared to Ye Yuan’s attack, Wu Luochen’s attack clearly held a greater threat.

Under the two’s pincer attack, Su Yishan did not panic the slightest bit.

Su Yishan’s movement technique was similarly a genuine Tier 2 martial technique, with a speed of 1.5 times higher than Wu Luochen!

It was this time difference of 1.5 times which let him force Ye Yuan back with a palm first, and narrowly dodge Wu Luochen’s leg.

At this moment, Su Yishan’s strength as the number ten on the Martial Roll was displayed in its full!

Soon, the three people were locked in battle. The two parties actually fought to a standstill, with neither party able to do anything to the other.

Of course, the ones leading the battle were still Su Yishan and Wu Luochen. Ye Yuan was reduced to a supporting cast.

Ye Yuan did not seem to be unhappy about being in a supporting role.

He knew that he was not Su Yishan’s match, so he deliberately dragged Wu Luochen into the water.

Su Yishan and Wu Luochen were engrossed in their fierce fighting. He would occasionally throw in a distraction, which would immediately fluster Su Yishan.

This made Su Yishan so depressed that he wanted to cough up blood.

Su Yishan was a little wary of Wu Luochen, but his number ten on the Martial Roll was not obtained through Su Yubai. His strength was truly incomparably great.

Matching up with Wu Luochen, he had confidence in defeating him within a hundred exchanges.

But with Ye Yuan causing trouble by the side, it swiftly increased the pressure significantly.

Although Ye Yuan’s attack did not pose much threat to him, Ye Yuan’s attacking power was indeed mighty. Even he, Su Yishan, would absolutely not feel good taking on an Eighth Layer Wave or Absolute Yang Finger.

However, from another perspective, this also proved Su Yishan’s might.

He was not in a disadvantageous position even when fighting two people alone!

"The top twenty in the Martial Roll are all a bunch of sickos! Su Yishan and Wu Luochen became much stronger after the last Battle of Martial Roll!"

"Yeah. The top twenty students of the Martial Roll are of a different level. The top twenty and the next twenty’s power difference is enormous! The top twenty students’ ranking would also change, but the majority of the time, it’s inter-swapping positions. It’s too difficult for those after rank twenty to try to squeeze inside."

"En. After so long, only a sicko like Wu Luochen could charge into the top twenty. I feel that he might become the next Senior Apprentice Brother Long!"

"I also have that feeling. This fellow’s too sick! Not only does his cultivation realm rise rapidly, but his martial techniques also improves unimaginably fast!"

"However, no matter how sick those two people are, they aren’t as sick as Ye Yuan. That fellow simply isn’t human! If any other Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm were swapped into this battle, the outcome would be being one-shotted instantly. Not only can Ye Yuan protect himself, but he can also even cause trouble for Su Yishan every now and then."

"Don’t talk about him anymore. That fellow is destined to be in a different world from us. I reckon that before long, he would become the core disciple of the Tranquil Cloud Sect, right? Even Senior Apprentice Brother long doesn’t have the qualifications!"

A matchup between the top twenty of the Martial Roll was not so easy to see. Many Heaven rank students were commenting on it, but the final stop was still on Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan’s might had completely exceeded their expectations. Many students substituted themselves into the battle. But to their dismay, they just could not perform as well as Ye Yuan.

That was to say, Ye Yuan was already much stronger than the majority of them!

There were around four to five hundred Heaven rank students in the Dan Wu Academy. And only the top 100 could enter the Martial Roll, becoming a Martial Roll’s expert!

These 100 people were all elites among elites!

Most of them had exhausted their potential like Lin Tiancheng, becoming mediocre people among the Heaven rank students.

It was apparent that Ye Yuan was way stronger than them.

Even the students at the back of the Martial Roll ranking felt ashamed of their inferiority in front of Ye Yuan.

Just as everyone was immersed in their emotions, there was a sudden development to the battle situation!

Who knew when an azure tasseled sword appeared in Ye Yuan’s hand? His entire aura underwent a massive change!

At this moment, Ye Yuan’s entire person was just like an unsheathed sword; abnormally sharp!

Su Yishan and Wu Luochen were in the midst of a fierce battle. When they felt that aura, they were greatly startled.

But Ye Yuan did not give him much time to react. A streak of sword qi slashed towards his head!

The timing of this sword was beautifully grasped. Su Yishan and Wu Luochen were right in the process of attacking. Their current state could not easily be changed or even halted.

He was being tied down by Wu Luochen, so how could it be easy for him to free himself?

This sword made Su Yishan’s heart palpitate. That horrifying sword intent could unequivocally tear through his protective essence energy, and directly slice off his head!

In the moment of peril, how could Su Yishan be bothered to deal with Wu Luochen? He forcefully withdrew his move halfway, and dived straight down!

That streak of sword qi just brushed the top of his head as it shot by.

One had to say that Su Yishan’s reaction was quick. The dive of his not only evaded Ye Yuan’s lethal sword, but it also dodged Wu Luochen’s move!

Even so, Su Yishan still cut an utterly sorry figure.

While he evaded Ye Yuan’s lethal sword, that streak of sword qi still shattered his headpiece. Currently, Su Yishan was disheveled like a beggar. Where was there any grace of an expert?

"Spirit artifact! That was definitely a spirit artifact!"

Many students recognized the sword in Ye Yuan’s hand and exclaimed in surprise.

"My god. Why does Ye Yuan have a spirit artifact?"

"In the entire Dan Wu Academy, apart from the Illusionary Spirit Tower, only the dean has a spirit artifact as well! Where did Ye Yuan’s spirit artifact come from?"

The moment Ye Yuan’s Canghua Sword was drawn, it immediately caused an uproar!

In a mortal country, the scarcity of spirit artifacts already reached a degree which made people despair!

The number of spirit artifacts in the entire State of Qin would not exceed one hand.

But Ye Yuan actually had a spirit artifact in his hand!

After the astonishment, virtually all the students had covetous eyes.

This truly made people admire, envious, and hate!

One had to know that if a martial artist possessed a spirit artifact, it could increase their combat power multiple times. Especially an attack type spirit artifact like Canghua Sword!

And the power of a spirit artifact that could be unleashed by Ye Yuan was not even ten percent!

Only Crystal Formation Realm martial artists could unleash a spirit artifact’s true power.

If a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist possessed a spirit artifact, they could absolutely dominate those in the same realm!

But now, a spirit artifact was actually held in a Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm’s hands. What a reckless waste of God’s good gift!

Ye Yuan ignored the other people’s amazement, and just asked casually. "Now, can I bring her away?"

Hearing Ye Yuan’s words, a cold shiver ran down Liu Ruoshui’s spine. She did not think that Ye Yuan could defeat even Su Yishan!

Su Yishan was number ten on the Martial Roll!

Even Su Yishan could not shelter her. Then wasn’t she dead for sure?

"Argh! Ye Yuan, you forced my hand!" Su Yishan was already completely incensed. He wanted to kill Ye Yuan at any cost!

The next instant, a horrifying aura surged from Su Yishan’s body.

He lightly lifted both hands with the palms facing the sky. Dirt-yellow color essence energy condensed in the center of his palms. That horrifying pressure suffocated people!

"This . . . this aura is . . . the high-grade Tier 2 martial technique, Heaven Flipping Palm! You have to be careful, Ye Yuan!" Wu Luochen solemnly warned him.

Ye Yuan’s face was similarly serious. He did not expect that Su Yishan still had such a trump card.

Just this horrifying aura already far surpassed the power of Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm! The might of a high-grade Tier 2 martial technique was extraordinary!

Ye Yuan stood with his sword horizontally with a never before seen solemnness on his face.

"Ye Yuan! I want you to know that provoking me, Su Yishan, comes with a price! Go and die!"

Right now, Su Yishan had already completely lost his reason. There was only one thing on his mind, which was to kill Ye Yuan!

He brought both palms together, and the dirt-yellow glow rippled out.

Next, would be a terrifying attack!

"Yishan, leave it at this . . ." Right then, a faint voice sounded out in Su Yishan’s ear.

"Yishan, leave it at this . . ."

Right after this voice sounded out, Su Yishan was abruptly awakened. His aura also withdrew after that, vanishing imperceptibly.

Seeing that Su Yishan’s Heaven Flipping Palm was stopped, not only did Ye Yuan not relax, his face turned even graver.

Those Heaven Rank students automatically opened up a path, and Su Yubai walked out from the crowd.

Everyone was stupefied. The one who stopped Su Yishan was actually Su Yubai?

What happened? Didn’t Su Yubai hope for Ye Yuan to die most of all? Why did his character suddenly change?

Su Yishan slowly walked to the front of Ye Yuan and the other two. Su Yishan and Wu Luochen respectfully bowed, and called out "Elder Su." Only Ye Yuan remained indifferent.

"Humph! Don’t even know how to greet when you see me. Indeed without upbringing!" Seeing Ye Yuan’s behavior, Su Yubai’s temper flared right away.

Ye Yuan simply replied nonchalantly, "I’ve cleared the Nine Heavens Road, and already have status equivalent to the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s core disciples. The Tranquil Cloud Sect’s core disciple’s status is even higher than outer sect elders. The one who should be greeting . . . should be Elder Su, right?"

The Tranquil Cloud Sect’s core disciples had an extraordinary status. They were all one in a million geniuses and were also the target of the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s heavy nurturing. They possessed many privileges.

On the other hand, outer sect elders were at most just supervisors assisting the dean to manage the academy. They did not even count as sect disciples. So their status was naturally not as high as core disciples.

Hearing that, Su Yubai’s face changed. He immediately gave a cold snort and said, "The high sect had not yet confirmed your status, so you are still the State of Qin’s Dan Wu Academy’s disciple. Don’t give me the attitude of some core disciple!"

Ye Yuan curled his lips and said, "It’s Elder Su who is putting on the airs on an elder with me. So I just have to make clear of my current status."

Su Yubai sorrowfully discovered that he could never gain any advantage over Ye Yuan, so he could only change the topic. "Where did the spirit artifact in your hand come from? Such a precious artifact and you actually did not report to the academy. What are your intentions?"

Su Yubai also did not expect that Ye Yuan actually have a spirit artifact in his hands!

This truly made him incredibly envious!

Su Yubai’s own lifeblood weapon was a high-grade magic artifact. Initially, it was also suitable for him.

But Su Yubai was already a half-step Crystal Formation Realm. If he used a spirit artifact, it would definitely let his strength rise to another level.

Originally, he did not think much about spirit artifacts, because spirit artifacts were too scarce.

But now, a spirit artifact actually appeared in Ye Yuan’s hands. How could he remain unperturbed?

For a puny little Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm to use a spirit artifact, wasn’t that wasting God’s gift?

How could Ye Yuan not know Su Yubai’s little thoughts? Hearing that, he only said coolly, "You know that I swore a Heaven Dao Oath before challenging the Nine Heavens Road. So it’s inconvenient for me to report about the origins of this sword. If Elder Su is uneasy, then you can inquire from the high sect. This sword should have once had illustrious fame. I believe it wouldn’t be hard to enquire."

High sect! High sect again!

Using high sect to suppress me right?

Su Yubai despondently discovered that he really could not do anything about it.

Since Ye Yuan dared to openly take this sword out, it showed that there was definitely no issues with its origins.

Although Ye Yuan said nothing, he already indicated the source of this sword, Nine Heavens Road!

Came from the Nine Heavens Road? Then this would be easy!

"Since this sword came from the Nine Heavens Road, how can you keep it for yourself? The Nine Heavens Road belongs to the Nine Heavens Road. Since you acquired the spirit artifact on the Nine Heavens Road, you should pass it to the academy to deal with it!"

Ye Yuan chuckled. "Pass to the academy to deal with it? It’s pass to Elder Su to handle, right? Just be candid about wanting the spirit artifact. What’s with so many detours?"

Su Yubai’s Face Thickness Divine Art had clearly been cultivated to an extremely high realm. He did not show any embarrassment after having his thoughts exposed by Ye Yuan.

"This elder is devoted to public interests. Don’t try to slander me! After your spirit artifact is passed to the academy, how to deal with it would naturally be up to the dean and the Elders Council to decide. This spirit artifact originally came from the academy, how can you keep it all to yourself?"

Su Yubai said it with a strong sense of righteousness. Except, who knew how many people actually would fall for that.

"Elder Su’s public spirit is truly touching. But . . . according to what I know, the Nine Heavens Road doesn’t seem to be under the jurisdiction of the academy? Even if I have to hand it up, it will also be passed to the sect. What has it got to do with you?!" Ye Yuan did not hold back his words at all.

"You! Courting death!" Su Yubai was so angered by Ye Yuan that his seven souls were about to leave his body, and he looked as if he was about to make a move.

Ye Yuan jumped up instead, and yelled out, "Ahh! Elder Su wants to kill people! Everyone, be a witness for me!"

Su Yubai’s raging fire was instantly extinguished by Ye Yuan’s shout.

Ye Yuan’s current status was exceptional. If he were to really kill Ye Yuan in public, his elder position could be considered to have come to an end.

The charge of killing a high sect’s core disciple was not something he could shoulder.

He stopped Su Yishan naturally because of this reason as well. He did not think that a few sentences in, he was already swept in by Ye Yuan.

Su Yubai suddenly discovered that Ye Yuan was like a hedgehog, leaving him nowhere to bite.

So aggrieving!

"Such utter nonsense! When did I want to kill people?" Su Yubai snorted icily.

"Do you dare to say that you didn’t have killing intent just now?" Ye Yuan made no concessions at all.

". . . . . ."

Su Yubai had no words to say to that. He switched topic once again. "Forget about that first. I heard that you want to bring away this female student for a private interrogation. Do you know that you are setting up a clandestine tribunal?"

"Clandestine tribunal? Then let me ask you, what’s the charge for offending a core disciple? You, Elder Su, can say that my status is not yet authentic, but Liu Ruoshui doesn’t have that qualification, right?" Ye Yuan said with a cold smile.

"This . . . Offending a core disciple, severe cases can be the death penalty. But according to what I know, she doesn’t seem to have offended you?" Su Yubai said.

"How do you know that she did not offend and that it wasn’t sophistry?" Ye Yuan retorted.

"Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng were already killed by you. This matter has no other witnesses. You aren’t going to rely just on your guesswork to sentence her crime, right?" Su Yubai smiled coldly.

"I said just now, I have my ways of making her talk. If she didn’t take part in this matter, then the grudges between us will be wiped off the slate! If she feels dissatisfied, I can even apologize to her publicly!"

"What a joke! What method do you have to make her talk? Don’t tell me you want to beat a confession out of her?"

Ye Yuan said casually, "I’m afraid that Elder Su has done quite a bit of those sort of things, right? However . . . I’m not as ruthless as Elder Su, so I’m unable to do those sort of malicious things."

Su Yubai’s wrath had just subsided when it was evoked by Ye Yuan again.

This punk was really someone that exasperated people to death without paying for it.

Forcefully suppressing the fury in his heart, Su Yubai said in a low voice, "Who in the Dan Wu Academy doesn’t know that this elder enforces the law impartially? Right now, we’re talking about you. Why did you come onto me?"

"Like that huh? Fine then. I know that Elder Su is ignorant and ill-informed. I wonder if you have ever heard of a type of medicinal pill called the Truth Pill? En . . . Looking at your appearance, you must be unaware. Let me explain it for Elder Su. A Truth Pill is a Tier 2 medicinal pill. If Liu Ruoshui eats it, she will answer anything I ask. At that time, the truth will naturally be revealed."

Ye Yuan explained about the Truth Pill, and also made a quip at Su Yubai . . .

"Utter nonsense! This elder has lived to this old age, and I have never heard of such a medicinal pill!"

Although Su Yubai did not specialize in Alchemy Dao, the Su Family still managed a medicinal herbs business. He was absolutely not a stranger to medicinal pills.

Since he said he had never heard of it, then even if another Alchemy Dao elder came over, they probably never heard of it as well.

Except that these words were equivalent to stealthily acknowledging that he was ignorant . . .

"I already said that Elder Su is ignorant and ill-informed, so how could you have heard of it before? But it doesn’t matter whether you heard of it before or not. What you hear may be false, but what you see is true. After I refine a few of them out, then wouldn’t Elder Su know if it’s real or fake after sampling it personally? At that time, I guarantee that which concubine Elder Su spent the previous night with will be grilled out," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Ye Yuan’s words prompted roars with laughter from everyone. The laughter only ceased after Su Yubai shot a menacing glance.

Ye Yuan had extremely extensive research in Alchemy Dao. He dabbled in all sorts of areas.

On the other hand, most of the pill formulas in the State of Qin were targeted for the Martial Dao. Either to help martial artists increase their strength, or to help martial artists recover essence energy, so on and so forth.

This sort of obscure medicinal pill like the Truth Pill would naturally not be recorded.

The highest level martial artists in the State of Qin did not surpass the Crystal Formation Realm, and their age did not get past 300 years old. Even if one was an Alchemy Grandmaster, how much leisure time would they have to research this sort of obscure medicinal pill?

But, like Ye Yuan said, differentiating whether the medicinal pill was real or fake was very simple. Just find someone to test it out.

The medicinal effects could not be faked. With so many people watching, faking it would be exposed straightaway. Unless the person trying out the medicine was arranged by Ye Yuan.

Su Yubai naturally would not commit such a low-level blunder.

"Humph! Flippant child! I want to see just how you clean up the mess later!" Su Yubai snorted coldly.

Just like that, Ye Yuan and Su Yubai determined Liu Ruoshui’s fate.

When Liu Ruoshui heard Su Yubai’s words, she ran hastily to Su Yishan’s side and pulled on his arm, begging for his help. "Senior Apprentice Brother Su, I . . . I don’t want to . . ."

Su Yishan pulled his arm back, and Liu Ruoshui staggered, collapsing onto the ground.

Su Yishan was still enraged after being humiliated by Ye Yuan and felt that this woman was a troublemaker. Why would he pity her?

"Do you feel that it’s still up to you at this juncture?" Su Yishan said coldly.

. . . . . .

In Feng Ruoqing’s pill refinement room, Ye Yuan and Feng Ruoqing swapped roles. Feng Ruoqing did the series of preparation work for Ye Yuan’s pill refinement.

"Sigh, I say, can’t you just rest for a while? You just came back from the Nine Heavens Road, yet you caused another big upheaval in the entire academy," Feng Ruoqing grumbled as she did her job.

Ye Yuan was seriously too proficient at causing disturbances. Even since his abrupt rise, it seemed like the academy had never had a break.

"Heh. Not that I’m unwilling to stop, it’s just that there’s always some people who keep finding trouble. Lu-er is my kin. If I can’t take revenge for her after being hurt to such an extent, how can I be fit to be her young master? Also, how can I face her after she wakes up in a few days? If they want to touch me, then just come at me openly. Even if I’m beaten till I’m crippled, I also won’t harbor such a grudge. But if they touch my family and friends . . . absolutely not!"

She did not know why, but after hearing Ye Yuan’s words, Feng Ruoqing’s heart involuntarily quaked, and she blurted out, "If I suffered like Lu-er, would you be like this too?"

"Of course! Aren’t we good friends?" Ye Yuan said without thinking.

Blissfulness instantly seeped into her heart, making Feng Ruoqing feel a never before experience, a sense of satisfaction.

"But . . . I’m afraid I don’t have that opportunity, right? You’re a proud daughter of heaven, the youngest high-rank Alchemy Master in the Dan Wu Academy. Who would dare to bully you!" Ye Yuan added.

Feng Ruoqing smiled sweetly and said, "That might not be the case. Who knows there might really come a day where I, this proud daughter of heaven, would require your protection."

"Haha, I’m afraid that it’s the honor of every male in the Dan Wu Academy to be able to protect Teacher Feng, right?" Ye Yuan chuckled.

Feng Ruoqing blushed lightly and diverted the topic. "Oh, right, is there really such a medicinal pill called the Truth Pill? It’s also imparted to you by your Master?"

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "The Truth Pill actually isn’t some profound medicinal pill. It’s a type of medicinal pill which is applied to the divine soul, making the martial artist’s divine soul give up resistance. Since there’s a medicinal pill which strengthens soul strength like the Soul Nourishing Pill, there’s naturally the Truth Pill."

Feng Ruoqing came to a realization. "So that’s how it is! Looks like my horizons are still too shallow. It turns out that if we think about the problem from another perspective, there’s actually such an effect!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This can’t be rushed. Master’s realm is remarkably high. How can I compare to his horizons? Such a simple logic, if I had to come up with a way, I might not be able to conceive it in my entire life. Even when his cultivation was at our current realm, he might not even have understood this logic."

Only then did Feng Ruoqing feel at ease. "You are right. Cultivation realm determines one’s horizons. Looks like my road is still long. The preparation work is done. Start the furnace and refine the pill."

Ye Yuan nodded and started refining the Truth Pill.

Compared to during the Alchemist Test, no matter whether it was essence energy or soul strength, Ye Yuan was way stronger. It would naturally not be as strenuous for the current Ye Yuan to refine low-grade Tier 2 medicinal pills using the Yin-Yang Separation Flow Technique.

. . . . . .

After two hours, Ye Yuan appeared in front of Su Yubai once more, holding a bottle of freshly made Truth Pills.

"This is the Truth Pill. Does Elder Su wish to personally try it out?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Snort! The person testing the medicine is already arranged. I’ll watch just how you clean up the scene later!"

While Ye Yuan was refining, Su Yubai already inquired from several Alchemy Dao experts. None of them had heard of Truth Pill.

Even if Ye Yuan was a low-rank Alchemy Master, could he be stronger than the seniors in the academy?

Hence, Su Yubai had long determined that Ye Yuan was misleading others through trickery. All so that Liu Ruoshui would obediently submit.

Su Yubai was an old veteran. How could he fall for this sort of trick?

At this time, there were even more spectators. Apart from the students, many instructors also arrived at the scene. Even those from the Elders Council had assembled, including the two deputy deans.

"Ye Yuan, this dean has already researched the alchemy path for two hundred years, and I’ve never heard of something called Truth Pill. Do you really have confidence?"

Hu Changsheng was an Alchemy Grandmaster. He had the greatest right to speak here. Even he had not heard of Truth Pill. This made many people have doubts about Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan did not sense any malice from Hu Changsheng, but instead, there was a faint concern. So he smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Dean Hu. If this medicinal pill has a problem, I will offer my head to Elder Su. I can see that he has been interested in this youngster’s head for quite some time already."

This punk must surely be throwing mist in our eyes! I mustn’t fall for it! Su Yubai kept repeatedly warned himself in his heart.

Furthermore, even if Ye Yuan dared to offer his head, Su Yubai also did not dare to accept it! Ye Yuan already had the status of the high sect’s core disciple now. If he were to die mysteriously, Su Yubai would not be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Hu Changsheng’s face changed when he heard that, and said solemnly, "What rubbish are you talking about? If there’s really a problem, then a punishment is a must. How can you talk so lightly about life and death?"

It sounded like reprimanding, but everyone could hear the intent to protect Ye Yuan within those words.

"Heh, no use talking so much. Just try, and you will know."

Ye Yuan’s confident manner made Su Yubai feel uncertain.

But when he thought of how even Hu Changsheng did not recognize this type of medicinal pill, then this pill was most likely fabricated by Ye Yuan.

Still stubbornly hanging on at this time. I’ll watch just how you die later!

Su Yubai was already planning how to punish Ye Yuan. The death penalty was definitely a no go. But a flogging punishment could be considered.

Everything was in place. A flustered looking Liu Ruoshui was brought in front of everyone.

Su Yubai shot an icy glance at Liu Ruoshui and said, "Don’t be afraid, Liu Ruoshui. Even Dean Hu had never seen such a medicinal pill before. Do you think it can be real? As long as you can prove that this medicinal pill has no effect, not only will this elder proclaim your innocence, I’ll even punish Ye Yuan severely. Understood?"

Currently, Liu Ruoshui was completely flustered. But after hearing Su Yubai said this, it really added quite a bit of confidence.

Yeah. Dean Hu was an Alchemy Grandmaster. A medicinal pill that even he had not heard of was surely fabricated by Ye Yuan!

It was a pity that Liu Ruoshui did not attend the alchemist test together with Ye Yuan. Otherwise, she would not have such confidence.

If Wan Yuan were here, he would definitely rather die than eat the medicinal pill.

You got to kidding. To be able to train that fiendishly difficult Yin-Yang Separation Flow Technique to the legendary stage, it would not be unusual to refine any medicinal pill!

Liu Ruoshui sucked in a deep breath, shot Ye Yuan a vicious look and said, "I understand! Ye Yuan, since you frame me so unjustly, this isn’t over! I will just try your so-called Truth Pill and see whether it’s real or fake!"

Ye Yuan did not mind Liu Ruoshui’s venomous stare at all. He just smiled faintly and said, "This isn’t over? I’m afraid you don’t have the chance."

Finishing, he turned to Su Yubai again and said, "Let’s say the nasty stuff first, Elder Su. If I deceived everyone, I am willing to accept any punishment. But if my medicinal pill is effective and I extracted the truth? Then what?"

Su Yubai replied without hesitation, "If Liu Ruoshui truly colluded with Lin Tiancheng to set up fellow disciples, she will naturally be dealt with according to the academy’s rules. Her cultivation will be crippled, and she will be expelled from the academy."

Ye Yuan nodded after hearing this. "I believe Elder Su should not go back on your words in front of so many people. Begin then!"

"Hold on!" Su Yubai halted.

"What? Does Elder Su still have issues?"

"This medicinal pill is refined by you, who knows what the hell are you playing at? During the process of testing the medicine, you have to stand back, Ye Yuan!"

Su Yubai was clearly still a little concerned. What if this medicinal pill was fake, but Ye Yuan had methods to display some means to compel Liu Ruoshui to tell lies? That was also a possibility.

Ye Yuan was stunned when he heard that and quickly understood. He had a teasing smile on his face as he said, "Elder Su is really cautious. Fine. Since Elder Su is uneasy about me, just ask personally. I’ll go and take a walk."

Ye Yuan then threw the bottle towards Su Yubai and really left without looking back.

Su Yubai instinctively caught the bottle and could not help being speechless. He did not think that Ye Yuan was so dauntless, to leave just like that. However, he was still apprehensive, so he shot Su Yishan a look to make him follow Ye Yuan out, and keep an eye on him.

"Alright Elder Su, Ye Yuan already left. Can we begin?" Hu Changsheng said somewhat impatiently.

Su Yubai’s yardstick of a despicable man had made Hu Changsheng not having any good feelings toward him at all. A dignified Disciplinary Hall Elder without any imperturbability at all and was so guarded against a junior.

Being urged by Hu Changsheng, Su Yubai also felt that he was a little too cautious.

Ye Yuan might be cunning, but he clearly could not pull any underhanded tricks in front of him.

However, caution was the parent of safety. Su Yubai did not wish to let go of any trace of opportunity to strike Ye Yuan down.

He was doing this in order to punish Ye Yuan, to make him enter the Endless Forest with injuries.

The real killing mechanism he arranged was in the Endless Forest!

Killing Ye Yuan inside the Endless Forest, even if the high sect came, they would also have nothing to say.

Even if Huyan Yong, Feng Ruoqing, and co suspected him, what proof would they have?

Su Yubai took out a pill from the medicine bottle and passed it to Liu Ruoshui.

Liu Ruoshui received the medicinal pill, and her face changed color multiple times.

Although she already affirmed that this medicinal pill was definitely fake in her heart, when it really came down to consuming it, hesitation was still unavoidable.

"Swallow the medicinal pill and start circulating all of your essence energy to resist the erosion of the medicinal effect!" Su Yubai transmitted his voice.

Liu Ruoshui shot a glance at Su Yubai, closed her eyes, and swallowed the pill.

The medicinal pill melted right after entering the mouth. Liu Ruoshui did not dare to delay. She immediately circulated all of her essence energy to resist the medicinal effects.

But Liu Ruoshui mournfully discovered that she totally could not find where the medicinal effect went to.

Her essence energy was circulating, yet she could not find any trace of the medicinal effects.

Liu Ruoshui could not be blamed for this either. If she had consumed Soul Nourishing Pills before, she would not be at such a complete loss.

But sadly, those sort of medicinal pills like the Soul Nourishing Pill was extremely precious. She had not consumed it before.

After a few breaths, Liu Ruoshui suddenly felt her divine soul shudder.

Liu Ruoshui silently cussed, but it was already too late now. Her consciousness became increasingly fuzzy . . .

Everyone was paying close attention to Liu Ruoshui’s change. Su Yubai saw that Liu Ruoshui’s pupils gradually dilated, and her eyes became more and more vacant. A premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

"No way? It seems like it really took effect!"

"There’s actually such a miraculous medicinal pill. Simply incredible! Too terrifying!"

"Why do I feel that Ye Yuan is omnipotent right now? Even Dean Hu had not heard of this Truth Pill before. Where did he get the pill formula from?"

"Who knows. Just look at each one of the things he did. Which of them conformed to common sense?"

Liu Ruoshui’s transformation caused a commotion. Clearly, everyone saw that something was amiss.

Many people recalled Ye Yuan’s words of ridicule about which concubine’s room Su Yubai slept in. Back then, they only treated it as a joke. But now, they could not help having goosebumps all over.

Everyone had their secrets and things which they did not want others to know deep down in their heart. But with this Truth Pill, wouldn’t these secrets casually spill out?

If one consumed the Truth pill, was it not like being stripped naked and then thrown out onto the streets?

Nobody wanted to experience this sort of feeling!

"Looks like the Truth pill already took effect, Elder Su. Begin questioning then," Hu Changsheng said lightly.

Although his tone was calm, the shock that Hu Changsheng felt was not the least bit inferior to the rest.

Su Yubai had not asked yet, but Hu Changsheng basically already confirmed that this Truth Pill really worked!

There was actually such a miraculous medicinal pill in the world!

And this medicinal pill was only a low-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill!

The expressions on Su Yubai’s face was very interesting. There was shock, disbelief, and unwillingness.

At this moment, Su Yubai’s thought of eradicating Ye Yuan was unprecedentedly firm!

Ye Yuan’s threat in Su Yubai’s heart had already greatly surpassed Ye Hang’s!

If Ye Yuan were given another few years, no, even just a year’s time, the Su Family would be ushering in an unprecedented danger!

He must not walk out alive from the Endless Forest!

Liu Ruoshui’s two eyes were vacant and lackluster, akin to a walking corpse.

Su Yubai took a deep breath and probed her further. "Let me ask you, Liu Ruoshui. Ye Yuan said that you incited Lin Tiancheng to set up his maidservant, Lu-er. Was there such a thing?"

Hearing Su Yubai questioned her, Liu Ruoshui seemed to have some reaction. It was just that the reaction was somewhat sluggish.

Liu Ruoshui only replied woodenly after some time, "Yes."

Su Yubai’s face darkened slightly and continued questioning, "Why did you want to deal with Ye Yuan’s maidservant?"

"Because . . . I nearly killed him and was scared that he would take revenge in the future. Hence . . . I used every means possible to deal with him. Lin Tiancheng’s strength was hailed as the greatest among the Earth rank students. He originally already harbored hatred for Ye Yuan in his heart. I incited him to lay hands on Ye Yuan’s maidservant. Ye Yuan will definitely find Lin Tiancheng. At that time, I can borrow Lin Tiancheng’s hands to deal with Ye Yuan," Liu Ruoshui confessed everything like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

Su Yubai’s face became increasingly unsightly. Even though he already guessed that the result would be like this, Liu Ruoshui saying it personally still made him feel stifled.

He could not have imagined that there was actually such a miraculous medicinal pill in this world that could make people confess what was hidden deep within their hearts.

If their Su Family could take control of this type of medicinal pill, their power would rise tremendously!

The moment Liu Ruoshui admitted it, all the students started muttering to each other in low voices.

"It’s really her! This woman is really malicious! To actually lay hands on a little girl who was a stranger!"

"She looks so pretty. But she’s actually a femme fatale!"

"Such a venomous woman should be killed directly!"

"I heard that Ye Yuan’s maidservant passed the entry test, and already officially became the academy’s disciple. This woman was actually so merciless towards fellow disciples. Truly wicked!"

The students were stirred up for a moment and felt abhorred by Liu Ruoshui’s actions.

Even if Ye Yuan and Liu Ruoshui had conflicts, Lu-er was innocent!

A young lady was now on the verge of death after being harmed by Liu Ruoshui. She really suffered an undeserved calamity!

At this point, Hu Changsheng said, "Alright, the truth is already out. Go and call Ye Yuan back."

Not long after, Ye Yuan was then called back. When he saw Su Yubai’s expression, he already knew what the outcome was.

"I wonder what was extracted just now, Elder Su? Did the Truth Pill have an effect?" Although he already knew the result, Ye Yuan still did not wish to give up the opportunity to make things difficult for Su Yubai.

"Humph! Don’t you already know? Why are you still asking?" Su Yubai said grumpily.

He did not believe that Ye Yuan could not tell.

"Ah? What do I know? You have to say. If you don’t talk, how will I know?" Ye Yuan said innocently.

"You!" Su Yubai was enraged by Ye Yuan once again.

"What about me? Just what did Liu Ruoshui say? Talk!"

Su Yubai stared at Ye Yuan, and wished he could slap him to death with one palm!

Ye Yuan clearly knew the result, yet he wanted him to say it out. Wasn’t this asking him to slap himself?

Su Yubai did not care about Liu Ruoshui’s life or death. But he minded his own face and prestige very much.

The Disciplinary Hall placed the highest emphasis on prestige. If he, the first elder, had his face swept clean by Ye Yuan, how would he punish students in the future?

Su Yubai was currently regretting finding trouble. If he knew earlier, he would just directly cripple Liu Ruoshui and be done with it. What was the point of triggering all these?

Right now, he felt that he was simply moving closer to let Ye Yuan hit his face. And this slap from Ye Yuan was pretty damn loud!

"Liu Ruoshui, she said . . . she said . . ." Su Yubai repeated ’she said’ multiple times but did not continue.

"Aiya. My Elder Su, you will be the death of me! Just what did she say?"

Ye Yuan gave an extremely anxious look, rousing a wave of sniggering from everyone.

To dare make Elder Su lose face like that, Ye Yuan was truly unique in the Dan Wu Academy.

Su Yubai had always been notorious for being cold-blooded and merciless. He had very high prestige in the Dan Wu Academy. Regardless of who landed in his hands, the outcome would never be good. Hence, he had the nickname of ’Yama King Su’ in the academy.

Of course, nobody dared to say this nickname to his face.

But now, Ye Yuan actually swept Yama King Su’s face away. This made many people feel extremely satisfied!

It’s truly evil will be rewarded with evil!

"Alright, Ye Yuan. Liu Ruoshui already admitted to framing you and your maidservant. Elder Su, carry out according to the academy’s rules then." Deputy Dean Zhang Songtao who had been silent all this while could not bear to watch on anymore. So he could only stand up to smooth things out.

"Oh, so that’s the case. Scared me to death. I thought that the Truth Pill was no good! You should have said that sooner, Elder Su. How will I know if you don’t talk?"

Ye Yuan gave an innocent face after getting off cheap, making Su Yubai gnashed his teeth in hatred. Yet, he was unable to do anything to him.

At this time, it seemed like the effects of the Truth Pill wore off. Some light returned to Liu Ruoshui’s eyes.

Liu Ruoshui discovered that the atmosphere seemed to be a little off. Suddenly, she recalled the feeling of her divine soul trembling after consuming the medicinal pill and immediately felt that things were bad.

"E-elder Su, I . . . I . . ."

Su Yubai was currently seething with rage with nowhere to explode. The moment Liu Ruoshui spoke, it instantaneously ignited his wrath.

Su Yubai’s face darkened, and he said sternly, "Liu Ruoshui! You conspired with Lin Tiancheng to harm fellow disciples, causing them to be severely injured and on the verge of death! In accordance with the rules, I sentence your cultivation to be crippled, and you to be immediately expelled from the academy! Are you going to do it yourself, or am I?"

Liu Ruoshui’s face paled considerably when she heard that. She kneeled down right away and hugged Su Yubai’s leg, begging, "Mercy, Elder Su! Have mercy! For the sake of Senior Apprentice Brother Su and me . . ."

It was still fine if Liu Ruoshui did not mention Su Yishan. Once she mentioned Su Yishan, Su Yubai became even more incensed. How could he allow her to continue talking? He straightaway kicked her Dantian area, sending her flying out.

"Ah!" Liu Ruoshui gave a miserable cry and flew out.

Su Yubai was a half-step Crystal Formation Realm expert. He kicked out right then in anger. Although he did not use full strength, how could it be something that Liu Ruoshui could withstand?

This kick completely scattered the essence energy which Liu Ruoshui toiled and moiled to cultivate, turning her into a cripple!

"Puu!" Liu Ruoshui sprayed out a mouthful of blood, staining her clothes bright red, making her look utterly miserable.

"Humph! When you plotted against fellow disciples, you should have prepared for today’s outcome! Right now, Ye Yuan’s maidservant is dying. I only crippled your cultivation and expelled you. It’s already considered light. If you continue to not know what’s good for and bite randomly, then it wouldn’t be as simple as evicting you out!" Su Yubai came in front of Liu Ruoshui and warned while looking down from a height.

Liu Ruoshui felt that her Dantian area was completely empty, and knew that she already became a cripple.

Hearing Su Yubai’s threatening words right now as well, she laughed manically. "Hahaha . . . Your Su Family really have no good people! If you have the capability, then kill me, Su Yubai! You don’t let me say it, but I insist on it! Su Yishan wanted my body, saying he would shield me. In the end, he can’t even beat Ye Yuan! You have power and authority, yet you treated me as a sacrificial piece! Su Yubai, I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost! Haha . . ."

Su Yishan also returned right then. When he heard Liu Ruoshui’s words, his face turned completely dark . . .

Liu Ruoshui went ’mad,’ and Su Yubai gave out the instruction for her to be forcefully sent out of the academy.

When Liu Ruoshui left the academy, she became a wandering soul; at a loss on where to go.

She was once full of ambition and thought that she could rise above over. She was formerly delicate and charming like a flower, pursued by all.

And now, she, Liu Ruoshui, was just a cripple. A walking corpse. Even passersby could not be bothered to look at her.

A day later, an assassin who was tailing her the entire day stabbed her with a knife at her back, finishing off this formerly alluring young lady.

In reality, many people predicted this ending. It was just that there was nobody concerned with Liu Ruoshui anymore.

Liu Ruoshui’s outcome today was reaping the fruits she sowed. Who would sympathize with a black-hearted woman?

After this incident, Ye Yuan then proceeded to read thoroughly the cultivation law jade slip which Feng Ruoqing sent over, and passed her a jade slip he imprinted himself.

Feng Ruoqing was initially worried that going to the Scripture Library to select cultivation law would waste a lot of time. Who knew that Ye Yuan would casually throw her a cultivation law?

She used divine sense to sweep over the cultivation law Ye Yuan passed her and was involuntarily astonished.

This cultivation was simply custom-made for Feng Zhirou! What was different was that this cultivation law was an extreme yin cultivation law!

This made Feng Ruoqing sigh in admiration once again at how powerful Ye Yuan’s master was.

After settling Feng Zhirou’s matter, Ye Yuan directly entered closed-seclusion, and no longer concerned himself with the academy’s affairs.

As for the spar with Wu Luochen, both parties agreed to do it after the Endless Trials.

Wu Luochen could tell that although Ye Yuan’s strength greatly surpassed those of the same rank, he was ultimately a major realm away from him. It was still somewhat premature to fight now, so he also gave up.

Following Ye Yuan’s closed-seclusion, the academy seemed to have returned to its former peace.

Then, the third day after Ye Yuan entered his retreat, another matter caused a huge disturbance in the entire Dan Wu Academy once more!

Following Ye Yuan’s action, the rank one on the Martial Roll, Long Tang, challenged the Nine Heavens Road!

The Nine Heavens Road was illustriously notorious. More often than not, several years, even over a decade would pass before anybody dared to challenge it.

But now, there was actually two students challenging the Nine Heavens Road consecutively within three days. This was explosively big news.

Although Long Tang was rank one on the Martial Roll, there were still not many people who thought highly of him challenging the Nine Heavens Road.

The Nine Heavens Road was too hard!

If Long Tang were already confident a long time ago, he would not have waited until today to challenge it.

Hence, the vast majority felt that Long Tang went to challenge the Nine Heavens Road because he was triggered by Ye Yuan.

Without any doubt, all of the experts on the Martial Roll were highly arrogant, let alone the one standing at the top of the Martial Roll, Long Tang.

A formerly unknown student made it past the Nine Heavens Road. As the number one on the Martial Roll, didn’t Long Tang get beaten?

One had to know that although rank one on the Martial Roll was termed a genius when compared to Ye Yuan who made it past the Nine Heavens Road, the difference was enormous!

Only by making it through the Nine Heavens Road could he prove that the degree of his talent did not lose out to Ye Yuan!

This was a colossal gamble! If he lost this bet, then Long Tang would not even be able to keep his life!

Under these circumstances, expectedly, many students felt that Long Tang was too narrow-minded, and this should not be the conduct of a rank one of the Martial Roll.

As a matter of fact, Ye Yuan’s talent had already long surpassed Long Tang in many students’ heart. He was well-deserving for being number one in the academy!

But Long Tang was unable to accept this reality, so he used his life to wager this name.

Only Zuo Bugui knew about Long Tang’s plan. Although he did not really understand it, it was definitely not acting on impulse.

On the contrary, Long Tang was unprecedentedly calm right now! So calm until Zuo Bugui was unable to grasp his depth!

Just several days without seeing him and Long Tang actually underwent such a huge transformation. Could it be that he was really enlightened?

"Are you really going, Old Long?" At the foot of the Nine Heavens Peak, Zuo Bugui and Long Tang stood shoulder to shoulder.

"Naturally," Long Tang replied casually.

"Sigh. I know that I can’t sway you so I won’t persuade you anymore. I wish you good luck then."

"En. I will succeed."

Long Tang was wholly composed as if he was only explaining a fact.

Zuo Bugui and Long Tang had been rivals for such a long time. He knew that he had never been an arrogant and conceited person. But where did he get his confidence?

Just because Ye Yuan made it through? Long Tang was not so superficial, right?

Long Tang went in front of the stone tablet, swore the Heavenly Dao Oath, and resolutely stepped onto the Nine Heavens Road!

. . . . . .

At the back of the mountain, in the abode of the Disciplinary Hall’s First Elder. Su Yubai looked at Su Yishan with a dark face.

"Yishan, you are the future patriarch of the Su Family. How can you not weigh the importance when doing things? You’ve disappointed me greatly in this matter!" Su Yubai reprimanded him relentlessly.

Su Yishan sweated profusely and bowed as he said, "I was wrong, Second Uncle."

"Do you know where you were wrong?"

"I should not have get involved with that crazy woman!"

Speaking of Liu Ruoshui, Su Yishan also gnashed his teeth in hatred. That woman was a troublemaker, drawing major problems for him.

"You’re wrong! It’s just a woman. With your identity and status, what kind of woman can’t you have? You were wrong not because of provoking that woman, but for provoking Ye Yuan! You clearly knew that this woman came to find you to avoid Ye Yuan and you actually dared to shelter her! If it was just sheltering her, then forget it. But you became enemies with Ye Yuan for her beauty!" Su Yubai’s words shot out extremely fast.

Su Yishan gritted his teeth and said, "Merely a Ye Yuan, who would have thought that he could actually make Wu Luochen work for him? Otherwise . . ."

"Otherwise what? Kill him? If I didn’t make it on time, even if you killed Ye Yuan, you also can’t escape death yourself! Even though the high sect hasn’t come over to name Ye Yuan, his status as a core disciple can no longer be changed. Did you consider the consequences of killing a high sect’s core disciple? You’re the next patriarch of the Su Family. How could you do things without thinking it through?" Su Yubai reproved him.

Su Yishan shuddered. Back then, he was in the heat of the moment. How would he have considered so much?

Now that he thought about it, he was genuinely fearful.

Seeing Su Yishan’s appearance, Su Yubai grunted coldly. "Do you understand now?"

Su Yishan sucked in deeply and nodded, saying, "Many thanks for Second Uncle’s teachings. This child understood."

"Understood what?"

"Killing Ye Yuan must be a one blow certain kill! Otherwise, hitting the snake and not killing it will result in injuries! Since we’re in the academy and I have no way of killing him, I shouldn’t have taken the initiative to provoke him. The result was getting skunk juice all over me! Second Uncle, this child still underestimated Ye Yuan. The speed of his growth . . . is too quick!" Although he did not wish to admit it, Su Yishan already acknowledged Ye Yuan’s power.

The anger on Su Yubai’s face finally subsided and what replaced it was a satisfied look.

"That’s right! You’re the young patriarch of the Su Family. How you want to play with women is not an issue. But there’s one thing. Never, ever, hold up important things because of women. Why did I want to publicly kill Ye Yuan? That’s because I saw his future threat! Although I didn’t succeed, that was just an accident. Since the matter cannot be done, then we will temporarily put it aside. Why shouldn’t we make good use of such a fine opportunity like the Endless Trials when it’s placed right there. The Endless Trials is our best chance, and also our last chance! Hence, Ye Yuan must die inside the Endless Forest!"

"If it was before Ye Yuan tackled the Nine Heavens Road, I had full confidence in killing him. But I don’t have that much confidence in killing the current Ye Yuan even though he can’t defeat me," Su Yishan said with knitted brows.

Su Yishan had exchanged blows with Ye Yuan. He estimated that his strength was roughly around rank 50 or so on the Martial Roll.

He naturally would not take to heart this level of strength. But if Ye Yuan was bent on running, he really had no certainty of holding Ye Yuan.

After all, Ye Yuan would not stand there and wait stupidly for his Heaven Flipping Palm.

Su Yubai retrieved a pill bottle and passed it to Su Yishan. "This bottle contains Spirit Essence Pills. After you consume then, take these two days to breakthrough to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm. After you reach the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, killing him shouldn’t be difficult, right?"

Su Yishan’s eyes shone, and he quickly received the medicinal pills.

To the top ten geniuses on the Martial Roll, the allure of the Spirit Essence Pill was enormous. This could be seen from Su Yubai and Long Tang’s wager.

After reaching the Spirit Condensation Realm, the difficulty of breaking through realms would increase tremendously. With Spirit Essence Pills, it would be equivalent to saving a great deal of time for cultivation.

Some people when they get stuck in the minor realm, it would be half a year gone. At that time, it would not be so easy if they wanted to catch up to others.

It had already been a while since Long Tang got the Spirit Essence Pill, but he did not use it this whole time. One could see that he viewed the Spirit Essence Pill equally importantly.

Su Yishan said confidently, "Not difficult. Of course not difficult at all! As long as I breakthrough to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, killing Ye Yuan will be a simple matter!"

Su Yubai nodded his head. Clearly, he felt that this speech was not exaggerated.

Su Yishan was the best seedling in the Su Family. Otherwise, he would not be so heavily nurtured. After breaking through to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, Su Yishan’s combat prowess would surely advance into the top five!

Among the top five students on the Martial Roll, only Long Tang was at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. The rest were all at the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm.

Su Yishan enjoyed resources far beyond other people. If he could not even get into the top five, then he could forget about his position as the young patriarch.

Taking care of Ye Yuan was naturally easy for the top five on the Martial Roll.

"I’ve already asked your father to send out the Chang brothers to cooperate with you to eliminate Ye Yuan! They are currently already concealed inside the Endless Forest. Once the Endless Trials begins, they would target Ye Yuan. At that time, make contact with them, and come up with a foolproof plan. You must kill Ye Yuan! Remember, if you don’t move, then stay low. Once you move, you must kill! You absolutely mustn’t give Ye Yuan any breathing space! Understand?" Su Yubai said in a low voice.

This was not a discussion anymore, but an order.

He knew that Su Yishan more or less had a young master’s attitude and might feel it was beneath him to cooperate with those retainers.

But no matter what, achieving the goal of killing Ye Yuan was the most critical objective among priorities. The others were of no significance, including Su Yishan’s pride.

. . . . . .

Long Tang charged out of the sea of fire looking rather ragged.

However, looking at his eyes right now, it was filled with indescribable luster.

"So, this is the Nine Heavens Road! Although it’s exceedingly treacherous, it’s also a limitless treasure trove!" Long Tang gasped in admiration.

Long Tang could not compare to Ye Yuan. The first stage’s concepts to Ye Yuan was simply unqualified to make the cut.

But to Long Tang, these concept checkpoints were remarkably perilous. But after the dangers, Long Tang managed to grasp some things, letting him reap many benefits.

Long Tang did not continue rushing. He meditated on the spot to comprehend his harvests just now.

Long Tang’s strength lied in his perception. Otherwise, what right did he have to seat at the first place of the Martial Roll when he was only at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm?

In the top five, only Long Tang alone was at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. His combat prowess was evident.

One had to know that there was a minor stage gap between the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm and the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm!

Hence, he could also comprehend some things which others were unable to on the Nine Heavens Road. It was just that this way, his clearing speed became exceptionally slow, showing a sharp contrast from Ye Yuan clearing the checkpoints.

After two days had passed, Long Tang merely made it past the first stage.

"No way. Isn’t Senior Apprentice Brother Long going to have his face slapped until it swells like a fatty’s like this? It’s already so hard for him to make it past the first stage. What should he do about the later stages?"

"Sigh. This also can’t be helped. If I were rank one on the Martial Roll with my position being challenged like that by Ye Yuan, I might also come and challenge the Nine Heavens Road too!"

"Forget it. Looking at Senior Apprentice Brother Long, I reckon that it’s going to be very tough to come down from up there. After all, not everybody can create such miracles like Ye Yuan."

"En, I think so too. Although Senior Apprentice Brother Long is incredible, everyone unanimously agreed that his degree of monstrousness is inferior to Mo Yuntian. If Senior Apprentice Brother Long had confidence in challenging the Nine Heavens Road, he would have come long ago. Why wait until today?"

"Sigh, forget it. Let’s leave. It’s going to be the Endless Trials in two days. With Senior Apprentice Brother Long’s speed, I reckon that he won’t make it in time.

As the Endless Trials approached, many students dispersed from the Nine Heavens Road. The foot of the Nine Heavens Peak promptly became deserted.

. . . . . .

One day later, Ye Yuan exited seclusion.

There was still one day before the Endless Trials began. He needed to prepare some things to bring into the Endless Forest.

Ye Yuan knew that this trip would definitely be very perilous!

He already offended Su Yubai and Su Yishan thoroughly. They did not dare to make a move within the academy, so they definitely would not let go of the chance called the Endless Trials.

But this journey to the Endless Forest was imperative for Ye Yuan. He had no choice but to take this risk for Lu-er!

The medicinal pill Ye Yuan was planning on refining for Lu-er was called the Essence Yang Pill, a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill in the Divine Realm.

This pill was extremely difficult to refine, and the herbs required were also exceptionally harsh.

There were three core ingredients in the Essence Yang Pill. All of them were exceedingly rare herbs. Only this sort of dangerous, yet resource-rich place like the Endless Forest would have it.

Also, Ye Yuan happened to know the location of one of the core ingredients. This core ingredient was precisely the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python inner core!

That was also because Ye Yuan took note of it back when treating the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python poison for that brawny man, and asked for the whereabouts of the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python. But he did not expect that it would really come in handy now!

One might say it was coincidental, but in reality, it was inevitable.

Ye Yuan was infatuated with the Alchemy Dao in his past life and would naturally be very interested in rare medicinal herbs. This sort of good habit also carried forth till today.

The Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python possessed a divine beast bloodline. Its inner core’s attribute was extreme indomitable yang, perfect for restraining Lu-er’s frost poison.

And the other two core ingredients were similarly extreme yang plants. One was called Crimson Soul Grass, the other was Pine Yang Fruit.

Although these two items were hard to find, they were not undetectable. Through Huyan Yong, Ye Yuan already roughly knew the possible locations where these two herbs would appear.

But the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python had incredible might. It was a middle-rank Tier 2 demonic beast; equivalent to a human second stage Spirit Condensation Realm expert. This was also an extremely thorny problem for Ye Yuan.

However, Ye Yuan still had another objective for going to the Endless Forest, which was to break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm!

The Essence Yang Pill was incredibly challenging to refine. Even Ye Hang definitely could not refine it.

Hence, if he did not break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, it would be entirely useless for Lu-er even if Ye Yuan found these medicinal herbs,

However, although breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm might be very difficult for other people, it was a simple matter to Ye Yuan this Alchemy Emperor.

Closed-seclusion for two days, but Ye Yuan’s realm was not fully consolidated yet. Otherwise, he could break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm right now.

His advancement speed from the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm to the peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm was too swift!

Even though comprehending Heart Like Still Water eliminated the hidden dangers brought about by advancing realms too quickly to the extremity, it would affect future cultivation if not properly consolidated.

Ye Yuan naturally did not dare to be careless about this.

To talk about the best way to consolidate cultivation realm, it was undoubtedly to experience numerous fights.

And what the Endless Forest lacked the least was demonic beasts. Ye Yuan could fight and consolidate his cultivation at the same time.

One of the preparation work Ye Yuan had to do right now was to refine a Tier 1 medicinal pill called Spirit Surge Pill.

This medicinal pill could increase the probability when impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm. If it was transcendent-grade, and it could increase the probability to 100%!

Refining the Spirit Surge Pill with Ye Yuan’s current strength was a breeze!

Furthermore, other people required half-step Spirit Condensation Realm as a buffer when impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm. It was entirely unnecessary for Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan had the past experience of impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm. Compressing essence energy to him was an extremely simple matter. Hence, there was completely no need to tread on thin ice like the rest.

. . . . . .

After tinkering the whole night in Feng Ruoqing’s pill refinement room, Ye Yuan finally settled everything.

Ye Yuan saw Feng Ruoqing and Feng Zhirou after leaving the pill refinement room, but not Huyan Yong.

Feng Ruoqing’s face had thick worry written all over it, making Ye Yuan very curious.

"What happened, Teacher Feng?"

"Huyan Yong has been temporarily transferred out by the academy. He headed for a small city at the borders of the State of Qin to take care of business," Feng Ruoqing said.

Ye Yuan understood in a flash. He smiled and asked, "Is Teacher Feng being transferred out as well?"

Feng Ruoqing could not help commending Ye Yuan’s nimble mind. She nodded and said, "There’s another batch of students going to take part in the alchemist test tomorrow. It’s still going to be me leading the group this time. Actually, Teacher Huyan was originally preparing to enter the Endless Forest to protect you."

"Heh heh. What a move to lure the tiger away from its lair. However, if they want my life, they got to have the capability first!" Not only was Ye Yuan undaunted, but he was also raring to go instead.

Seeing the situation, Feng Ruoqing could not help being concerned. "Ye Yuan, I know that you are very strong. But your current realm is too low. Why not give up the Endless Trials trip this time around? You passed the Nine Heavens Road. Even if you don’t undergo the Endless Trials, they also won’t dare do anything to you."

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "No way. I can afford to delay, but Lu-er’s condition can’t. Helping her to suppress the frost poison will only last for another month at most. At that time, even if my Master personally came, he would also be unable to save her. Relax. It’s just one Su Yishan. I still couldn’t care less."

However, Feng Zhirou had a disdainful look right then. "Looking at your supercilious appearance, you’ll suffer a loss sooner or later! Are you still uninformed? Just yesterday, Su Yishan already successfully broke through to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm! Now, even if I match up with him, I might not gain an advantage over him."

Ye Yuan had grown accustomed to Feng Ruoqing’s speech manner long ago and did not mind her disparaging remarks in the slightest.

" Oh, Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm? Huum, indeed a little troublesome." Ye Yuan stroked his chin as he said with a frown.

"Humph! Know fear now? I advise that you better stay in the academy obediently. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you lose your little life!" Feng Zhirou continued to land blows.

Ye Yuan stared at Feng Ruoqing and suddenly grinned. "Already cultivating the Water Defying Incantation, eh? Not bad of an improvement. Senior Apprentice Sister Feng is talented as expected! I believe that with Senior Apprentice Sister Feng protecting me, there shouldn’t be many issues with this trip, right?"

Being said like that by Ye Yuan, Feng Zhirou’s pretty face blushed lightly and pouted. "Who wants to protect you? You, a big grown man, still need women to protect you? Aren’t you ashamed?"

"Oh please, it’s true that I’m a grown man, but I’m also your Junior Apprentice Brother! A senior apprentice sister protecting her junior apprentice brother, isn’t that perfectly justified? Furthermore, you’re number three on the Martial Roll. If you don’t protect me, could it be that I have to protect you?"

Feng Zhirou wanted to continue arguing but was interrupted by Feng Ruoqing. "Zhirou, during this Endless Trials, both me and Teacher Huyan have been transferred away. Now, only you can protect Ye Yuan. Even if Su Yishan broke through to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, he’s unlikely to be your match. As a matter of fact, you also received great kindness from Ye Yuan. Slightly repaying it is also expected, yes?"

Feng Ruoqing then turned to Ye Yuan. "Zhirou this lass is thin-skinned, so she’s embarrassed to thank you. I’ll say it on her behalf then. The Water Defying Incantation is simply custom-made for Zhirou. These two days, she cultivated day and night, and said that her body’s ailments have been relieved considerably!"

When Feng Ruoqing said that, Feng Zhirou’s pretty face became an adorable red apple; charmingly alluring.

"Who wants to thank him? Humph!" Feng Zhirou left like fleeing after saying this.

"This lass. I really don’t know what to say about her!" Feng Ruoqing sighed.

"Haha. Junior Apprentice Sister Feng has a genuine personality. It’s just that she’s a little unruly. Let her be." Ye Yuan just laughed it off.

Feng Ruoqing also did not know which neuron was misfiring. She suddenly opened her mouth to ask, "Ye Yuan, what do you think of Zhirou?"

"Ah? Pretty good! En? Teacher Feng isn’t matchmaking, right?" Ye Yuan suddenly reacted and retorted with a question.

Feng Ruoqing’s pretty face was flushed red. "Actually, I feel that you and Zhirou are quite compatible."

Feng Ruoqing did not know why, but when she said those words, she became dispirited for no reason. She felt empty as if she lost something.

Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "Teacher Feng hasn’t settled your own affairs yet, right? Thinking about finding a groom for your niece already?"

"I . . . I . . ." Feng Ruoqing panicked and blurted out, "I’m infatuated with Alchemy Dao in this lifetime. I don’t wish to waste time on this."

Feng Ruoqing already regretted it right after saying it. This was cutting off her route of retreat!

Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Don’t randomly be a matchmaker anymore, Teacher Feng. This job isn’t suited for you. Haha."

Feng Ruoqing flushed again and really kept mum after that.

This counted as Ye Yuan declining Feng Ruoqing’s good intentions.

Regarding the matter of finding a Dao Companion, Ye Yuan really had not considered it.

He was shouldering a deep blood feud. This road in the days to come would be incomparably bumpy. Being his Dao Companion was not so simple. A single misstep and they would die, with their Dao dissipating.

At that time, wouldn’t Ye Yuan be in even greater agony?

Just as the two were silent, the entire academy seemed to be in a buzz.

Ye Yuan involuntarily lifted his head to look and saw a streak of multi-colored road pouring down on the top of the Nine Heavens Peak.

After several days, the Rainbow Road reappeared!